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Show 4A The Summit County Bee Friday, December 24, 1993 ess e Glory to God in the highest, and on j earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14 I m m Merry Christmas to all. i The First1 Christmas T ree You see Christmas trees every year at Christmas time. But do you ever wonder about the first Christmas tree? People tell many different stories about it. Some tell about a man called Saint Boniface who went to Germany to teach the people about Christ One Christmas Eve, he saw some people gathered near an oak tree. He cut down the oak tree, and an evergreen tree grew up in its place. Saint Boniface told die people that the new tree was the tree of life and a sign of Christ Since that time, many people have used evergreen trees to celebrate the birthday of Christ at Christmas. In another story, a German man noticed the stars twinkling through the pine branches as he walked home one Christmas Eve long The Oil InThe lamp Burned Bright The spirit of that miracle will never grow dim but continue to burn brightly in our hearts and homes. ago. It was so beautiful, he wanted to show his wife what he had seen. So he cut down a small evergreen tree and took it home. Hie put lighted candles on the tree and set it on a table. For him, this was like the twinkling stars and brandies he had seen. Others saw it and the Christmas tree custom began. Others say that the Christmas tree custom began even before Christmas beganl People called Druids, who lived long ago in Europe, noticed that the evergreen tree was always green even in the wintertime. That made them think that it must be a sign of long life. They began to honor the evergreen tree on their winter holidays. Later, when the people started to celebrate Christmas, they kept on using evergreen trees. Clad Tidings Old fashioned wishes for friendship and Tun (his Yiilelidr. Were so very glad lo know and sene you. Summit L. Cheapey Bouliquey 45 North Main 783-439- 2 Our thoughts arc with you on this Festival of Lights. Kamas |