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vs or'JI&tie.I‘or Christ-
maatrees.‘ - . . '
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Ilkeohat on Friday, which is the llohammcdsm.
Suulsi. consider
Chi-istasone.ofthe‘firegreat "-
_‘_nae day that ads, to Christmas
net-rly, according to? n, is the first day of

spring which is the Per-sia‘n‘s New Year

“Every man.” said Khan, -“exchanges gifts in
the form of money and wears new clothes accord-i
ing to his rank in Persian life. The priest dons
The sheiks strut forth
The de-

long robes and ~‘turhans.
in English clothes with a black for.
sees-dants of llohammed wear green turbans.
-And the middle class is distinguished by its
round ‘grey fez. ‘ ‘

"run day is followed by asides» days of rd» _

juicing-s in~which the whole populace indulges in
joyoriding, picnichinx. Ditties.  On the
last day a national picnic and open y are
held. lien and women go fferent.

y g . and wongn

by themselves. A = .
“The picturesque feature is thatthe girls. anid
the‘ pussy-willows and quinees which '
the grounds with a garden-lik'e air.‘dance and
pray for a good husband, while the others are
cniv-ring themselves." I - 
. Khan said that the Christians in Persia num-
ber’about.20.000 and ‘that they celebrate

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mas in the ‘American fashion.‘ They have  .

ante Claus. and turkey‘ dinners.
coun

celebrated in the old-fashioned Catholic way. =
"The churches are fixll of splendor.” said
Eduardo I-‘ajardo. a student from Bolivia, “and
the midnight mass is the event of the day. Prac-
tically in every home the image. of the_Jesus-Bo)‘
is festooncd with popcorn and toys. 7:
' ‘ffhis is in the mtin living room where th
boys and girl. are invited to and dance in
Him. Their efforts are rewarded by candy and
fruits. In Bolivia the presents are-not supposed
to be brought by Santa Claus but by the Jesus-
Bov. ' 3

l-‘ajardo said air «as the‘:Bolivian Christmht
comes in the summer. there is no snow on the
ground,andtlI'ereiore most of-the fun is in‘ the
open. _ ;
in Peru. after the mass, feasts and-games and
bull-‘lights are enjoued llasqueriderll priests.
and soldiers carry the images of the Virgin and
Chcis‘. through the streets into the Ca =

The observance of ,Chrirtm'as in the Philipp
Islands‘ is mainly a religious festiiral. The -
dren sing carols and carry chains, of flowers on
_t 9 way to the'zncrning service. _ ti‘
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lei‘ -ation,” raid Fidel Ramirez. a Filipino
ent in the University. “is the midnight mass‘ ‘
"Christmas Eve. ‘ church is _ with
bu tings and l‘a'nt'erhs._,and ‘Hie churchgoen, who
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“I ichcn or roastrig and ‘Boole:-o,’ a melee of
ham. and other ingnedients.
Christmas»
Ramirez said that'a‘ll Plli_»‘n_o homes expect
to have «aues"a or rolatives at their Christmas

lea. The ‘

1a kiiown as “Paaoo. .
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lqvititihh its tradition. and an!‘
.person is welO?Dl¢.' dd:  an invitation, '
tfhefoast "‘ " ‘ ' "ll

' millions do not celebrate Christ-
small_m ‘

the glory of God.” _ _ ‘
'Ih'e Puritans, in.their general onslaught on the

not difficult melodies. have the characteristics
of popular poetry in general. A manuscript of
the fifteenth century now in the British lduaeum
containata number of the most famous ofthe
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pearance in missionaries’ homes, but not in the
ch, .

“But ‘the day which is, celebrated like
Christmas N

your

inour countiw is , ew Yur’s
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Day."‘l‘here are really two
China. due to the fact that

Jnent follows the solar‘ calendar whose New Year‘
9

alls on Jan. 1, while the farmers‘ follow the
lunar calendar whose New Year falls between
9'

'Fan said that this “Chinese Christmas Day”
is celebrated by not going to. sleep the night be-
fore. dressing the 'stree‘.s with lanterns. and
popping off lots of firecrackers. Gifts are ex-
changed. and it is a tradition of the people ;to.
square up all their old debts. 1‘

“The feast follows three days after New
sixteen courses. starting with fish halls cod-
ing. up with Peking duck. A characteristic fea-
ture of all Chinese feasts is the yellow water-
melon seeds which are eaten to pass away the
time. All

are experts in eating and
breaking these seeds.” ‘
“Ifwa-Chan.”-a finger play in which the vocal
organs are used vigorouslylls the chief form
of entertainment the Christmas feast ta
I-fan explained how a Mandarin Chinese Christ-
mas dinner is held. ‘
V‘ are sixteen plates on the table; four
for dry. cold meat. {our for fresh fruits, four for
dried fruits. and four for iellies. The guests then
scat themselvu before these dishes and—are.free

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pork. all brought out at the same time.”
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Intervention by grown-ups is not always ap-
preciated by even the smallest of children. For

instance, the other morning a wee girl. pro
five years old.»was standing in

would sigh and look up at the sign
to compare it with One

  “P40”
urled"at him:~ -
“You just think that you have to. know even’-"’
thing, don't you. old smartyl"

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buvqtathlticsuannut be ‘no pgoogghgg,
Iathsugruluatlngclassof thssehave been
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this number. twelve married whom they met
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ofthose-wl:o enberepllegesererget.

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It is true atthe Uuiveraity._too. and more per--

en chances to read, so far as Dr: Phillips
is concerned. to “The girls’ll git you -if you don't
watch‘ out!”

CEREMONY or .YULE LOG ’
. IS FROM SCANDINA _V1.4Ns ’

‘lire burning of the‘ Yule log is an ancient
Christmas ceremony, transmitted to in h-om
Scandinavians. who. at their feast of Joul. at the
wi her-solstice. used Tr” kindle huge bonfires in

n
' honor of their god _
Tl! Cllstolll, though sadly ahorn of the pomp .

' circumstance which formerly attendéd it, is
still maintained ‘various parts of this coun-

t1')’.".l‘Oh. lllllld dngofthapon-

. , Pl!
derous block on the hearth of the wide ehimney‘_*

in the baronial .hall-was the most joyous of the
ceremonies observed on Christmas Eve in feudal
times.

The venerable log. destined to crackle a wel-
come to all comers, was drawn in triumph from
its resting place at the foot of its living
brethren of the woods. I-Zach wayfa raised
his hat as it passed, for he welfkncw that it
was full of good promises. and that its flame
would burn out old wrongs and heart burnings,
and cause the liquor to "bubble in the wnssail-
bowl. that was quaffed to the drowning of an-
cient feuds and auimosities. C V

. Names Is Names

It was late in the afternoon, and the girl was
ru ' home to dinner after attending ‘a tea.
A " girl came rushing up to her and said.
“lady: got any laundry, you‘-all wants done up 2"

Thesgirl replied, “No, thanks.” and went on.

She was pursued. ho er. by the girl. 4

“Hlasy. wouldn't youwzhre me a nickel to help
out Ills’ Brown who bu lac’ week?"

“I'm. sorry. but I haven't a cent with me. You
come over to my house sometime and I'll give

. 5‘ f 50'“ - gnu a nickel and a pair of shoes, too. Will that
sup individoallfof chiclsemhath. duck. and roast --J» in-t Well?"

as
" “Yas_“m, I guess so.” she said after some re-‘
flection. “Where d'you live?" -
She was told. and she started off. apparently
aatisfiui wi '

“Well.” laughed the girl, “just ask for Henri-
etta’. and some one’ll call_ me for you! Can you

remember t?”
' "Yoshi, I'll remember that! My name is
Henrietta, too!"
Christmas Cards Designed in 1846
How old are the pictured souvenirs and cards
which modern fashion" has ' troduccd into the
aoci‘al'wurld! According to tie sources the
example of thlsart is attributed to J. C.

I Honky; who in l8(6,made designs of a Christ-
IIIIS’ for

. Subsequently the
these tokens has become" enormous, and at present
‘Christmas cards are often of much artistic
merit in both design andocoloring.

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