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Show Thursday, December 26, 1974 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW, PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH Thursday, December 26. 1974 'Christkindli' of Switzerland Reappears at Holy Season In the village of Urnaesch in the Canton of Appenzell, the men and boys go "Santa Clausing." Some wear red Santa Clans costumes with jingling bells while others, dressed and masked as "la-dies," wear enormous, elab-orate picture hats decorated with panoramas of scenes. Alpine Starting earlv in the day on New Year's Eve, the group proceeds through the village with an unusual hopscotch gait, stopping at each farm to share their merriment and partake of refreshments. When dark-ness falls, they all head for the Valley to pursue their New Year revelry. Christmas has a unique significance in the German and French speaking re-gions of Switzerland be-cause the "Christkindli," or Christ Child, is believed to walk on earth during this season. Instead of Santa Claus, the "Christkindli," repre-sented as a beautiful, radi-ant, angel-lik- e being with wings carrying a magic wand and wearing a shining crown, distributes Christ-mas gifts and Christmas trees glittering with fanci-ful decorations. Although the "Christ-kindli" is commonly be-lieved to personify the Christ-Chil- d, he is some-times represented as an angel bearing a light or a star just as an angel her-alded the birth of Christ at Bethlehem. On the other hand, the "Christkindli" has some of the character-istics of a sprite, as sug-gested 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. 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. St. 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-tional Santa Claus costume, while Lucy wears a round cap over her long braids, a laced bodice and a fancy apron. In the central part of Switzerland, St. Nicholas is represented more realisti-cally in his bishop's regalia complete with mitre and crosier. On St. Nicholas' Day, which falls on Decem-ber 6th, there is a magnifi-cent parade in which white bearded masqueraders, clothed in long white shirts, carry huge three-fo- ot mitre-shape- d lanterns over their heads. These lanterns are perforated in intricate religious designs, similar to church windows, and when the candlelight shines through them, as their bearers execute a stately dance, they are an impres-sive sight indeed, 8 .... I r : ,s a , a We sincerely wish you a holiday season full to overflowing with life's best. 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FUGAL FRANK MILLS 2 JOHN HUNTSMAN S i I ASS ESSENTIA I, TO EVERY DOMAIN Although the ass, such as the one ridden by Mary, is sometimes des-cribed as a lowly beast, fit for those of humble station, there is consid-erable evidence that the docile and useful ass was ridden by many rich and prestigious people as well as the poor. The Bible often mentions the ass as a common part of many households. Christmas Trees For Ecology . . . Many people believe that the cutting of trees for Christmas "robs" nature and destroys a portion of our forests each year, but the truth is that nearly three-quarte- rs of such trees are raised specifically to be cut at Christmas-time. Most of the re-mainder are "thin-nings" young trees cut in forests to improve the growth opportuni-ties for other trees. Forestry experts and nurserymen point out that young, growing trees give off more ox-ygen and absorb more carbon dioxide than mature ones, so that the cultivation of Christ-mas trees actually helps the ecology. In contrast, they say, the manufac-ture of artificial trees uses up valuable energy and natural resources, which are not recover-able. After Christmas, dis-carded trees can be used in various ways to benefit the environ-ment. Even if you live in a city, ecologists sug-gest, you can help by getting in touch with a local conservation or-ganization or commer-cial nursery. MAGIC OF MAGI Believed to have occult powers, the Wise Men were called Magi, the root of our words magic and magician. Magi were held to be magicians or soothsayers. They were also ancient priests who travelled far away to many lands in order to establish a following. |