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M s e e 1 o t 4 t a 1 a I ea t i 1 d T r t aSe t W By ELMO iLMO SCOTT WATSON r t I rW W YEARS YEAR'S celebrations are art so uniformly uni alike In most sections of ot the United States that any which deviates devi I ates from the usual procedure Is all the more mort remarkable Such a one Is that which has persisted In Phila Philo Philadelphia delphia from colonial days Although the Quakers were proverbially a quiet people noted for their sober dress and not much given to hilarity of any kind they forgot some of or their prim ways on New r Years Year's day dllY and Pent seems sms to have taro allowed the young oung olle nde like the mummers of ot an on ancient day lIllY to toinie laude irude inie through the streets In fanciful and ami J g costumes on this occasion With the passing f 1 yours years the name of ot shooters clubs was given the various organizations which took part In ine e 1 parade Prizes were awarded by the city for tor fore forie ie e club chub that had the most beautiful and orl original and the Philadelphia shooters hooters have famous DS as one of ot the distinctive ions tins ons o of the City of ot Love Lore Mention of the naturally brings s to te ind another New Years Year's celebration in which hi he shooting of or firecrackers Is an essential port part for or be he It known the use of or firecrackers as nR a aart art of ot our fourth of ot July celebration represents custom flint we have harrowed borrowed from another Ill und and another holiday and that Is the thet New Year Among all national holidays t III hn 10 Chinese New r Year Is undoubtedly unique rites Inez Marks Marko Lowdermilk In the Dearborn r. r who ho continues continuE's as aa follows li i It Involves In gods ancestors nuton a payment of all put pst t d debts even though the wherewithal must mu t be at et ruinous rates rate of Interest It means mean a complete cessation of all Industry and a rev rev re- v ersI for at et least leant two w weeks eka of at all that one on has hu hube be ben n doing for the past pact year There is III a yearly eally J f oJ n cleaning with with- new Dew clothes clothe for every everyone one t th t. washing of old clothes and a bat bath forth for w fAmily It la to the only onty true holiday for a fourth of the human race All debts for the ye year r must ba be paid before the wan s-in rices on New Year Tears morning morning- The year ear busl bud f r r. Is ts transacted on the basis beats that ono one may evade evaden n raying ying on ones one's debts until the New Year Practically everyone In China own owes some nome one on else Ibe and It Is nut not a Chinese trait to pay a bill until one on h h. hila s sl l I If n i requested to do so ao at least twice This ac acv masts it for the Ih frantic hate haste h In which the men rii nl h here and there trying to collect debts and equally anxious to avoid creditors until collections collection are arc made mad tf It one on cannot meet mut his financial obligations obligation he- he Ut n secure cure a new ew loan from another person and andas anda as a there Is la no law he b. may ba be forced forted t to pay as e hh as Ii 60 50 per cent or more per annum To dun duna a II debtor on New Year Years day Is Ie not good ond form It Is I. PC rc uncommon ammon In parts part of Chi China a to see an cr rr rd d nr carrying a lantern In broad ae Icing to tn find his hie debtor on the assumption tint that b be toss ause or of his carrying arr tog a s light It Is Ie still the night I b 1 fore More and nd he be may with propriety extract payment It If Ie he ie can an locate the debtor T The night b before fore New Years Year's finds find the tb house houn swept and garnished with red rd mottoes and hap bap placards and nd banners banner and pictures picture of gods god T members member m of the Ih family are all ell In Jn new r th- th thor or clean dean on ones a New tew get g gods Kod for ti tl n have hAVI been han pasted on the gate gUe and the door ral d d with good luck The family very u Vw ua i places mere a e new flew kitchen hen god lod above the stove lu 10 luP u ur P r t r d tit de over on the Ibe be household for another r year ear J Fh h the Ib ensuing feast Is Ie In to the Ihl the mem memo h h. h of or the family noisily and rapidly eat the lb tie i tieH H ro I Ira IraI I 1 hire ors are certain erlln y very Important cu to be o. o 0 i J J d treat care car ar must mut be b. xer lsd fir far It ii any any- w t n n i ix I broken on this Ihl night a great misfortune E veil me the family Alt AI one on may n nt at I us u. use eels eel O t a sore aon or for the good luck of or the family ly Iy would be ba cut off oft or swept away The New Year arrives with a bang banI livery Every Everyone one from richest to poorest must set off ort firecrackers firecracker Tucked under ones one's covers cover one can an easily eally Imagine that a decisive battle Lallie Is III raging through the streets of the city On this day and for tor at least two weeks weeke nothing In the form of work Is I. done that can be left undone undo Alt All Industry absolutely ceases Every shop Is I. closed There Is I. a complete cessation of all business Only amusement places are open All the excitement nt of Ii a a Christmas morning pre vails vall It Is I. a true family fl reunion for tor custom demands that unless It li la IB absolutely Impossible every male member of the tha family must return to the home of or his hie father to perform his bis obligations to hi his ancestors ancestor and parents parent AH All exchange New Year The children dance round In gay new clothes and pop firecrackers Ea Early JY In fn the morning the children perform their filial anal obligations by bowing to the floor three times limes be before Core their parents parent who give them the proverbial Ya la Swei Chien or good luck money and usually some words word of Advice The male members of the th family perform their obligations to their ancestors ancestor It car be truly said that In China the dead rule the living in thought and custom At Chinese New Year the dead require special attentions attention It Is le thought that at this time the ancestors return again to earth to be b. at t the family reunion and to eat eata a good home meal meat The ancestral tablet Is therefore there fore taken laken out and placed on a table Incense Is le kept burning b and special food rood la III placed upon the table as e well as ae plenty of rice wine Incense also allio be he placed upon the ancestors ancestors' graves which are usually on or near the family home d. td d. d After the family obligations are completed th thelder the theelder t elder members of the household remain at home borne to receive guests gunts while the younger male mal members mem mm bers bens whether father or son set out to make calls call upon all those who position pollIon or custom cuton decrees should receive this social token 01 en of or respect T Two 0 whole weeks week are allowed for tor this round of visits visit The god cod of wealth celebrates his ble birthday on the fifth of the first tint month At this time he hI l I. I i. i supposed to be In sn an unusually magnanimous frame of mind toward people on earth arth and If f prop any erly approached Is le sure sur to grant personal re rev rl quests Shopkeepers therefore ghe give a birthday dinner to 10 which the clel clerks ke are all In Inv In Incense Is Ie burned burnel before the picture or Image Im n Image age ge of the god of wealth and AId all are required t to tl bow before him except those thos whose services are to tobe tobe tobe be dispensed with fur Cur the tb coming year This Thle Is Ie the Ih time for notifying employees of change The Chinese ChlOes have bave many polite of Imparting this thle uni l news new If the tho mat mast serves serve one one a chicken head hea or Invites one to 10 sit nil ta Ta na t n a of honor It him that thai hs h's services are no longer needed The final celebration l Is the Lantern on th the tha fifteenth of f tn the first month m mh Innumerable piper paper lanterns lantern made milde In the forms formu of birds bird r r h h- h bits beasts or fish are prepared beforehand Wh-n Wh Sh n night falls falla all U shops are Ar bewildering In a s mare of oJ waving lantern Every very p vt pedestrian de also abu carrier carriera r a s lighted lantern as a he threads thread lil III hie way wy through the crowded streets The Affect Is I. enchanting A long dragon me of ot cloth and nd tinsel and aid nJ spangles each section ol of which Is le supported d by bv a strong strand and Ind healthy o n man mn Invisible except from th I the knees er and prances prance Its Ita any 01 throe eh gh the tha The Th children are hila hilarious fir Krs are ure popping here there and nd everywhere rc Dut aa e advances the lights begin beann to flicker and die it the lIe crowds crowd reluctantly perse er and snot andone one one fourth fourth ot of the Ibe human ra race e attain alai settles 11 d. d dour dH r to ceaseless toll toil fur e seven da days n s a week wuk In a land IlInd where va vat vart t numbers ln on tin one all and I two IWO maul of coarse oane food food a day In 10 Japan the lire celebration Is similar to 10 Ihal I rial In China but its u u lie He- Heto to Ia the of I J. J 7 e ad a fie I V 1 The New Years Year's celebration In Japan Includes the taking of 01 collections for lor the relief of th the th poor In the picture are shown hown T ky school girls girl passersby at the corner of park In that city 2 Preparing for New Ne Years Year's day In Japan Japan- Japanese sauce choyu comes coma from the prefecture to Tokyo and Is II very often given as al a aNaw Nsw Nw Years Year's preterit present In the picture Is II shown hown a boatload of hoyu choyu 3 Getting ready for New Years Year's eve IVI In Ger Oer many The carp Is II the appropriate article of food for consumption on New Years Year's eve IVI In Germany and It Is le estimated that something like tons tone of this fish fiah are Ire eaten every Ivery year on this date In Berlin alone In the photograph ph a am m market woman Is I. shown selling carp carp which are brought alive to the German capital In special cart can chiefly from Silesia Note The two drawings are symbolical figures which are an Important part of the Chinese New Years Year's celebration The one In the upper right hand corner Is la the figure of a g god d whose who picture pasted on the back gate of 01 a Chinese ChIne residence Insures that entrance against Intruders The one ona shown In the lower center Is le designed to prevent evil spirits from dropping down from the sky Iky Into the courtyard Ii decoration House portals are enforced with arches built of ot pines symbolizing the stalwart age that has bas resisted the hardships of ot the year connected by a rope are placed so as asto asto asto to debar all evil II and unclean things from crossIng cross crass Ing the threshold Within t this arch Is placed pIa-ceIl a abright bright yellow lIow lobster betokening the back of the aged bent by the passing years fears but not yet broken and also an ao orange flower of future gen Seaweed SEn which once brought victory to the Japanese forces Is much In evidence In Ireland there was an unusual ceremonial known as baking linking the take cake Tie The proud husband Invited nil all his friends to the gude womans woman's buk bak In ing Am Amid much Jollity the tile cake was prepared and put on the tr-e fire file When the great cake had bec been n prepared the oldest boy took It an and threw It against the door with all his might I Iery ery one scrambled tf to pick up the lie pieces for tor the person who secured le the first fragment to touch the floor would according to the have a ahome ahome ahome home and a B New r Years Year's cake cake- of his of her own t. t before the next year fear Devonshire's quaintest custom was called the shooting of or the opple apple tree While the women remained Inside preparing their food the men went Into the on orchard hard with blunderbusses They gathered around the tile oldest apple tree and at al midnight prayed to the tree that It should hear boar Apples enow snow Hats Elate full I CliP Cape full Bushels lph J III bushels tucks sacks rail full And my pockets pocket full tool too nuna Cider would be passed around and then they j would w hoot nt lit the tree On returning rei to the the- house it they would find the doors locked re rethey they thy could be ht readmitted to the fireside one of or their number would have t to guess what delicacy the till women were re preparing for tor their enjoyment Tho Th lucky guesser became Kins ln 1 of or the livening Evening and ruled over oVIr the fun tun and Jollity tint that followed An n old ohl custom In Derbyshire was waa to have hate pre pre- oi WI New r Years Year's eve E a II cold cohl lo as tie It Is U culled made mal of fit milk a ale I. I t eggs 9 currants nn and l spite spice and In It placed the ring of the hn hostess each t-jK-h td of at t the party takes out nut a II and In lining doing so as takes ery e e ery prediction to I Mi Ih h up UI the lle Ili line rs Es It Is lit believed that hint wl N Is III for enough to 10 the tIlt ring will h b h- h married before i the ln hi new hew ear 11 r Is 13 out In Scotland I re Ihre was S I an un I i Nit New Yeura 18 u called the j the liras per sou II t tt II set eel foot resit In tine the house on w N.-w W u ura rM e 1 ere e eIt It was 3 f for r the lut lady ludy t hum Irani wu II war belli bida II suitors In to ask 1 k tier her i su by w severe era a suitor In H a coy und subtle fashion ruh to lot lie her 1111 Ilia flag on v v Years Year e ere en e. e If It lie hI succeeded It 11 w tv In iIi that iii the young ei would t I 1 married ou a I nt New r Ye ef Yee t J tJ |
