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Show Page Eight December 16, 1976 THE SOUTHERN Note of Thanks SYGUn LIFE insunniiGE To our many friends and relatives, we gratefully thank all for the many thoughts of kindness shown to us In our recent sorrow in the passing of our loved one, Ruth Shumway. We thank all of you for the lovely food and your concern. Roden Shumway, Dee S. Ljn den, NanS.Hancey and The bristlecone pines growing in California's White Mountains are estimated to be more than 4,600 years old, making them the oldest trees living in the world. Prepared by the American S o c i e t y of Chartered Life Unde rwnters, the national insurance society of life who have professionals earned the C L U designation by meeting high educational, CHAM t AAKC ytAfCTV FEATURE DAD! CLIP THIS OUT AND SHOW IT TO THE FAMILY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. AUTO ethical and experience on requirements Q. Would it confuse or handicap my insurance pro- You can't buy another Chain Saw with all these gram if I had policies with two different companies? features at any with ncredibie Auiomaiic Cham sharpening device lets you sharpen th cham m seconds Auto-Shar- GLOVER LUMBER and HARDWARE Kanab, Utah 644-277- 9 I " A No, you can Though Christmas comes once a year, there U cer- talnly no one and only way to celebrate it. In addition to the many customs that are generally shared lights, bells, trees, gifts, Santa, prayer and feasting the special ways of observing the holiday as varied and numerous as the communities and families involved. Often the history and cul- of a community Is the in- for the way it cele- brates Christmas. In other cases the customs are con- developed, in an effort to express the spirit of the take long !r bMome 0rTMn.1iy-J?rJ-eC-tf traditions. Volumes could be filled with an account of interesting community Christmases, each of them different A few are sum- have policies with many different companies Some people have policies with a half dozen or more. The important thing is to have one agent who will do all the checking and planning of your insurance and will be available when you need him. Captain Frederick J. Wood-bbury who, while visiting In India, saw them growing on the slopes of the Himalayas, He returned with deodar seeds, which he planted on his ranch, In 1885 his sons transplanted the young trees along what cient ceremonials with their present Christianity. Following midnight mass on Christmas Eve, they hold four days of prayer dances. At Taos Pueblo, Indians conduct a "procession of torches" during Christmas week. was then the principal road-ar- e The candles known as are a Spanish contriway to the Woodbury ranch, bution. Put up early In December, they are used to outline City of Candlelight walls of houses and stores, as Richmond City of Can-tubeen the Chrlst-splrati- well as curbs and driveways. Then there Is the ceremony masVme for Richmond, Va.. of the poseiia. For nine days, for the past five years, the story the Nativity and xaking the cue from Richmond the holy familys search for la) Williamsburg, shelter Is acted out by churchSOUght to Initiate the rebirth of an Christmas es, hotels, social groups and tradition by urging residents And, along with all the fesnd organizations to place an electric candle in every win- tive and religious observances of Christmas in New Mexico, dow." The shopping area presents Its certain that the American jolly old Santa triple candles in evergreen contribution, bases set in the median strip; Claus, is well remembered. from the windows of the governor's mansion and the Capitol glow electric candles; coming planes are greeted with candles at the airport; k virtually every building in the ut lum-lnarl- as re on Colon-sclous- ly home since the North Pole must be In rrench Canada considered his official resl- - in French-Canadihomes, dence. one of the highlights of The building is set against Christmas Is the "Reveillon," a background of pine trees, in a family the foothills of Vermont's feast, for adults. The meal Is Green mountains. The large served after the return from letters S. C." on the chimney midnight mass but the it as Santa's resl- - aratlons start many weeks homes-away-fro- an prep-identl- fy In New Orleans Carol sings are a traditional of the holiday season In Orleans. Many of them held across the street from St .Louis cathedral. This his- torlc cathedral In the French is a focal point for the community's religious observ- ances of Christmas. Here youthful carolers from a private elementary school, La Petite Ecole, convene to sing the familiar songs, In French and English. part all year long is the gift that keeps giving . . . a tli ern Christmas Tree Lane Important partof the holi- - Utah Ue w 3 day season in California is thefamous ceremony of Christ- TrLfne"at AJiaT Give it to your family, friends, or yourself this Christmas and enjoy it all through the year ahead. Much of the food for the feast, nowadays, centers iro,ufl? tradltlnsl dishes, eluding goose with nut stuff-ar- e ln8 and such specialties as "tourtleres," or spicy pork pies, ar stl PrePared for the Bu w er eillon- - Actors Go Community caroling In Han. over, Va., for the past 10 years has been provided by a group of actors from Barksdale thea-bot- h tre and friends. Moving about the town in red costumes and carrying lighted candles, the carolers concentrate on houses with le chlldren and elderl Th approach the houaes singing "Jingle Bells, render more carois an(j m0ve tWQ Wish You awav ma? a Huge public throughfare in this city, it is trans- Christmas " and at Christm erry fromed Into Christmas Tree. Lane. The trees are lit with N thousands of bulbs, turned on ln ts at dusk on Christmas Eve, and Indian, Spanish and celebrate the spec- - can cultures all contribute to tacle by driving slowly along the ways of celebrating Chrlst-th- e mas in New Mexico. lane. The tall, graceful deodars "Prayer dances performed were brought to California by by the Indians unite their an- - Mx:0 Amerl-motorls- 52 COPIES FOR JUST $6.00 Ya cant beat economics like that. OLIVERS TWIST lf .1 f. In England when the Puritans came Into power under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, the traditional festive celebration of Christmas was attacked as pagan. As a result Parliament passed an act forbidding the customary observance of It and other reli- Please send the Southern Utah News to: Name Address City, State, Zip f? 1 liL m dence. gious festivals. REBOX BOXES Just about every Christmas gut oome, in an attractive gift box. If youre ecology-minde- d, y A t y" ' Of Wraths 'rHr4 Using wreaths as decorations at Christmas may be traced to the customs of Advent season, the four Sundays before a time of preparation for the Lfif. Christmas the Christ Child. Traditionally, the of coming Advent wreath is made of evergreen branches interlaced with red ribbons. It holds four jf candles. One candle is lit at dusk on the first Sunday of Advent, two the next Sunday, three the next and four on the last Sunday before Jr Christmas. The wreath may be placed or table on a door, set on a hung f :jr Pagan Feasts of the Christmas season at Putney, Vt., Is "San- U ta's Land, S A." Santa greets his friends here in one of his clty cooperates. middle-of-the-nig- ht Why everybody knows the UU UlLC Of Customs Most of the customs now associated with Christmas were originally pagan or according to The Encyclopedia Americana. Saturnalia, a Roman feast celebrated ln provided the model for many of the merrymaking customs of Christmas. From this celebration, for example, were derived the elaborate feasting, the giving of gifts and the burning of candles. Lights also played an Important part ln most winter solstice festivals. An obscure figure ln the early mythologies of the East emerged as a sun god. From the 1st century B.C. this figure, Mithras, was adopted by an Increasing number of Roman soldiers and others. Mithras greatest festival was that of the winter solstice, the time when the god began to return to his worshippers. In the 5th century the Western church ordered a feast celebrating the birth of the Savior to be observed on the day of the Mithralc rites of the birth of the sun and at the close of the Saturnalia. Among the German and Celtic tribes the winter solstice was considered an important point of the year and to commemorate the return of the sun they held their chief festival of Yule, which, like other pagan celebrations, became adapted to Christmas. The Teutonic Yule feast also provided customs for the Christmas festivities, such as the Yule log and wassail bowl. M'i mwmi LET US FIND A HEARTH TO WARM YOUR HEART HERE IS A NEW listing that you must see to appreciate: Older home, but exceptionally well kept, immaculate, four bedroom, electric heat, fireplace, partial basement, only one block from business district, deep lot, storage in back, partially furnished, drapes, carpet, new roof, available immediately This one wont be on the market very long. 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Close to business, schools, and churches, vacant, lawns, shade tree, price lowered for quick sale. dont throw those boxes awajr after they have been opened. As long as they do not carry a printed holiday message on them, theyre good all year ln which to package other gifts for birthdays, Mothers Day, etc. frohtIerI realty 3 In 70 yean, the human heart beats 2 12 billion times) LeRoy P. Judd, Broker ays I rWiwOTI And let them know with a gift card that it came from. ij A language of the highest quality is English, which contains about 490,000 words, the most of any language. But its doubtful if any individual uses more than 60,000! Name YOU MAY HAVE LOST $400 BY NOT FILING A 1975 INCOME TAX RETURN FIND OUT! ITS STILL NOT TOO LATE. Y0 ojefl IbeGfiei? si?m(e 17 It's fun to shop around home, where stores are staffed and operated by neighbors. And, If you If you child, If you earned less than $8,000 in 1975, and have at least one dependent 19 years old or under, and... maintained a household during all there's no waiting during the holiday rush. Extra clerks are on hand to assist you promptly. of 1975... YOU COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A U.S. TREASURY CHECK OF UP TO $400. CALL OR COME TO H&R BLOCK. WE WILL TELL YOU IF YOU QUALIFY AND WHAT TO DO. AT NO OBLIGATION. Look for special holiday "buys" . . . Save! QMeriV'uGMTl!) THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE I i J Eight One Holiday Has Many Rituals marized below. NEW AUTO SHARP price! New Mini Mac 35 December 16, 1976 Page UTAH NEWS 0 G Cnp) |