Show acme most observed of all Fesi resti wals udis IR I 1 of nu all the festival festivals the most generally observed jed in the western Ne stern world tt it Is the universal holiday ot of christendom and the general phases ut of its it observance are in their e similar in all countries it Is 1 a bort of common ground on which we ve all meet for at least one day in the year in irs Us its a aspect act pct the fe cisal Is 1 a remembrance ze of the christian faith falth the gilt gift of god to the world of n divine savior out of that central and dominant idea no doubt grew nn tin ilio tho practice tice of se selecting christmas Chrls trone above all other seasons as the time for frind to bestow glan upon one another and tor all who nho can to extend charity to those thoe tho e 11 I 1 I 1 need although Alth cugh not eo so old an as the feature the doi domestic nealle and social f fia fa a tures of the berthol date back to very verl early times at any rate to timea times that are early in our hist history gry f lor or centuries christmas has ha been pr pre 1111 neatly a it teason of home bath gath erinc when hen absent ones return and the family circle la Is once more completed or as nearly completa d an the cliant s and thanes of life inake make pos sible wit wits homecoming home honie coming was as associated goca cheer and so christmas came to be a season of feasting and merry merrymaking maling in I 1 bigland during the dl ages and for mona after the middle ages had closed the christmas season which included at least a whole week and liturgically 40 duya days fists given over to anero making of kinds como u of which have gone the way of ninny many t f the costoma of our forefathers if or I 1 ista istance there wa as the bringing of the yule ln to be on the th fireplace on christmas ave with mith much ceremony and nd re Jol cing 0 NO o lae no lule tile log for there av a but tew fireplace fireplaces now the name of the lo 10 ion rc Pc alli allt another nann name for which was anciently raped and Is mitt a ann as yuletide yule tide or yule titu |