Uintah Basin Standard | 1963-12-19 | Page 13 | Candles Cast Festive Glow on Traditional Yule Scene

Candles Cast Festive Glow On Traditional Yule Scene Candles have cast a glow over Christmas festivities for One of the very earliest of legends tells of the Christ Child wandering the streets of the world in search of shelter on Christmas Lighted candles are placed In windows to welcome From Germany comes a similar belief that the Virgin Mary and a host of angels pass over the countryside each Christmas Eve Candles are put In the windows of German homes as an invitation and guide to the food that is traditionally left for Many of the Christmas traditions that have sprung up a-round the use of candles had their origin in pagan The pagan nearly coinciding with today's date for was accompanied by the burning of a giant log during the twelve days in which it was thought that the sun stood From this stems Yule log In medieval Europe the custom arose of also lighting a giant Christmas candle that would burn brightly till Twelfth During their Saturnalia Romans fastened candles to trees to dispel the thus indicating the sun's There is an old story that Martin Luther brought a fir tree into the nursery one Christmas Eve for his wife and To show them the glory of the night when Christ was he decorated the tree with lighted representing stars lights have taken the place of candles on Christmas but candles still bum in and homes throughout the