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Show I aMIIIGBEC.25 B : m Yuktkte Festival Once Harked H;. , , , Return of Sun God. f L . mm ' VL Observance ef Day It Habit of Mom Hi j'j Than Twenty Centuries? Standing H, Z Jv' "Yule" Mesne 8un Commu- nV 1 & ' nlty Chrlttmaa Tree. R1 flf Si1 Celebrating the 26th. of December Is aH si$ ' habit of mora than twenty centuries' bbbbW ' P . standing. It Is a remnant of that good bbbbbV K." nature of oar early ancestor, which H ilM ' ; has disappeared to a great extent with H :j'Fv tte'trritatlng problems of civilisation. H$ f U All the rent of the yoat, writes Fred- , f ric J. Ilnskln, we fight and grab H ' Y things away from each other and wear ( H: ?'''," t.t nerves to a frazsle, but at Christ- H yBiaa we close "our commercial ex- H ' . rtlatiRcs, eat tremendous quantities of H ' rfood and send presents and postal H .. y arda to our friends and relatives H t,V ' r.larlag our good wishes. At least this H "- I" what wo are supposed to do. Many Hj s A, "people do a great deal moro In the l j J? -way of community Christmas trees, j jj -k vUIUtto the hospitals and boskets for bbbH N ' "e toor' and Btl" otnera regard tho HRw. who!e thing as absurd and consider ab- 4 1 1 . jstlncnco from Christmas gifts a sign Htttjlrn of. strength of character. HH&tiAV hmg before the birth of Christ our Up V, tnttc&tora in northwestern Kuropd cole- Bassssrr &, JateJ tlio KSth of December, which bbbbbbI fc itifv marked tlie passing of the winter sol- bbbB-1'' $' ,t0 or tne rcturn ot no "" ,n tnc bbbbbKV' -ir hcavenn. after conrJuerlnR llio powers Bfg i. Hifvdarl;ncsA, Tlint wi.h thi duy of llio Hf ,; J 'sen. worshipers. Tho problem of tho aLV h''y' mulyenjo n8 Just beginning to puzzle H i di, -nnd our nnwstoni floured It out In n nnW 'L $t a. ' Rtrqlglitfonvuril uinmier tliut wo not B 2 & jl' half bad for supposed savngco. All m rm "plant Ufo, It was observed, depended sxaaaai -liSj oiti'the pun for lis cxImIoduc, and all m 'Mvi ' anlmnl ltfa depended nu plant Jlfp, ho ' v Stk Ia '10 Pacr ot tn mm W,H Brratly sxaaaai t iffi ' MPf'-'twl nntl It wni pprsoninetl In the bbbbbbI ' Ttt person of" tho god Thor. Tlior Wok tlj;Wt x wcc'uKd wjth considerable Intercut, BBBBBaWrfiV & ',,nce KcrcVna always nolne doubt ni K ''iiP to whether he would survive the win- aaajw , r? n tcr g., jjenoe tho fousllir.; and bbbbV w1 rccrryinaklng when ho continued to bbbbbbV W ' "e i,car nn(1 BtlnR ,n t,' tocavcn"' K " 45 " c Meaning of tho Word "Yu!o." m W- ' Besides Thor tbero were numerous m r. ' -j' gods who lived In the brandies of B ' '!'?.' trees. Tlicreforo the people gathered M l ffi . 'mistletoe bouglM and holly branches j ' r . and put them In conspicuous positions Ki ' f& ,a nusei where they might K ',&', . easily be seen from tho outsldo, in U(e B " ' l ' hope that some wandering cod would , ;'-''' - take a fancy to them and take up his bbbbbW K)tt ft residence unioag the red berries. In aWW tW tt Ckrawny the early Buns chopped BBBBBBB,aF ' 'iiU1 '4owb the evergreens nnd brought them BBBBaKl,ti Tf'f' ,leeB tot the same purpose The bbbbbbbb&. ; 'bvaioK " xulo .log nnd the term Ifv' np-fy " yvietide are survivals of theso early bbbbbbViI '?( December festivals' whose Influence Is bbbbbbbBC&"?;W t MHr.to be seea today In our own bbbbbHM ff 0;CMapsk ceWwmUoa?' TWa?x"Wi aaaH W w!iwVffrrfrrl!Wl!W bbbbK w!i; mroawtaioK 6t lhoa,worallpw, bbbbbbW mf?Ji i ik Wrth'cf Chr!sHwr.s substituted aa !bbbbI Wt ,,', "tf tor celebration ,ated the fea-bbbbbbbI fea-bbbbbbbI P '"iSi WfaS,Iiw rellaJena( deonstra-bbbbbV deonstra-bbbbbV r1 iW-'tlenB.' "i The tpcople tlll gonnnndlzcd, isB m ',; Vf s'.led tkelrhoweat, with holly bbbbbH I' "?;$$ 'branches and, gave, prwienhi, but the BBBBBBaff li' ft rSIWB ' December' ikraally saw thera bbbbbbV I ---' ' ' temfortably seated In church. bbbbBI. Ks ' Mk ChrlatarHi fn ''own to no V I ' ' ''' v " y, with all, these f radltlons. The German bbbbUIII s-',f Bawta aa,ua legend has Improved It bbBII t 'l vj CMslderably for tU children; nnd It Is isKJI , '-! V new known 'almost entirely as the chV.--J 1 ' f' , . dron'a aMson. s bbH K.x',"'Vi V Cwpmimlty Chrlatmaa Trot, V -; (f , Among the flneot Christmas lnstlta K '' !W ' ' tlona today la the 'community Christ- - x-ffit,.,treo.-wblcb,UiatelnMadlaon B t $ ' Vore,ew York; .nyoyeara ago and B ' fe.S?V$ Bine tben has spread to communities bH at iWtK.v - tno'TJalted 8tatea.wThe ccm-K ccm-K It 7,'Wf ? A nkHHr -Tree" ot light" la nwlly inK 'Jl "Ptd In n central location In the iH V'1 ,i tHnwon with' balla. and oma- ,i i?A - Omenta and lighted 'with electricity. LaaBh t, . ntlaena are organised Into eoaunKteea bbbbbI i " i, Y& to 'eoHect donations for the tree and inB ' TOu R -.Chrlatmaacarola and bymne.JtarBal- H. ',F? tlntore last year groune 4 men and, inaaaW lW . boya carrying hotly-trlmnwd Unterna, nD PK: .walked through the streets singing 1 vflWf , and? greeting each pedestrian with H -'&$ y "Merry Christmas!" B ij'C While every year there la an lncreas- naar If v Ing number of persons who decide to bbbbT'1 ft " sensible" and send cards In the Bt v " t place fit Christmas presents, Jho aver- aaaaw (JJfev , useperson lacks the courage to face K - ' hVfy Ms family empty-handed on Christmas aaaKi ' I fr " morning. But Chrlsjmas hi n, spirit, H ' iV-lfta' which you. either have or havent If aaaB' tfe'V you haven't 1 tho holldn.vs ore only bbbbbbV'1, Vu"' l irborojontbeotherhand 5r you allow snaaK f V '-r? yoUrelf to become eathu ilnstlc there aaaHilv W$ larcally a lot of fun to be "derived Hr ' J . :li ' r from It, even (hough you're lonely and bbbbbbI J I W away from home. Last year a travel-i r'4i . IK man who was compelled to spend , bbbbB ijfeiV'iS Chrlstnins nwny from his family In a bbbbbbI i XiW'f - ttranre city gathered a number, of bHV 'i $:$ h llttletcnemer.t rwnlfs together, took i BBaaaat att'V' them luto a rge restaurant and treat bbbbbbT t't dthenin n Christmas dinner? "I1 BBBaKi' " -!eTer ,'" rauch fuB ,n my Me"' sbbbBf ' , jfewti declared. the traveling roan, , |