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Show I ( n 10 - THE CITIZEN THURSDAY, DEC. 1S74 W, The Dress Works located above Previously The Competition has gone down on main . . . down street south of the 3 doors Bluebird. Loian The door of this spacious new store is now open and waiting to greet you. ur. Open 9:00 We to 6:00 p.m. invite to spend your FROSTY THE SNOWMAN will be formed in no time if this trio has their way about it. Snow can bring some kind of you Christmas at the . . Christkindli9 of Switzerland Reappears at Holy Season . Christmas has a unique significance in the German and French speaking regions of Switzerland because the "Christklndli," or Christ Child, is believed to walk on earth during this season. Instead of Santa Claus, the Christkindli, represented as a beautiful, radiant, angel-lik- e being with wings carrying a magic wand and wearing a shining crown, distributes Christmas gifts and Christmas trees glittering with fanciful decorations. Although the Christkindli" is commonly be- tional Santa Claus costume, while Lucy wears a round over her crosier. On St. Nicholas' Day, which falls on Decem-ca- p long braids, a ber 6th, there is a magnifi-lace- d bodice ana a apron, cent parade in which white In the central part of ' bearded masqueraders, Switzerland, St. Nicholas is clothed in long white shirts, represented more realist!- - carry huge three-folanterns over cally in his bishops regalia complete with mitre and their heads. ot mitre-shap- ed lieved to personify the Christ-Chilhe is sometimes represented as an angel bearing a light or a star just as an angel heralded the birth of Christ at Bethlehem. On the other hand, the Christkindli d, has some of the characteristics of a sprite, as suggested by the wand and the wings, which can be linked to beliefs. Some suggest he may stem from the pagan custom of representing the New Year as a radiant and beautiful child. pre-Christi- an Like Santa, the Christ- kindli' also arrives in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, so there would appear to be some intermingling of Christmas legends here. SL Nicholas is represented in several ways in different parts of Switzerland. In some, he is called Father Christmas and comes with his wife, Lucy (representing St. Lucy whose feast day is December 13) to distribute gifts. He wears the tradi 900 NORTH MAIN LOGAN, UTAH 84321 HUT PHONE: 801752-883- - OPEN 11:30 DAILY ELECTROLUX 1 EAT IN OR CARRY OUT Vacuum Cfumwc Sufut end Service by lecel 753-311- 7 We wish you great joy this Christmastide...may love and peace abide with you and yours all through the holiday season and in days to come. CACHE CITIZEN and CACHE REGISTER D. Bell Wayne J. Walter Ross Jim McDaniel Jeniene Adamson Denise Dent Kent Hollingsworth Evelene Moody Steve Hess i CORRESPONDENTS Leda Sutherland Marie Bodily Gladys Loosle Carolee Beckstead Linda Lamb Alice Cordon |