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New Canadians Describe Colorful Christmas Customs King Women Institute at had a generous family had called villagers to worship in program heard first filling slips Rising on Christ- the Middle Ages There are the ultramodern destroyer escort will bo commissioned In Royal Canadian Navy Dec In Halifax aha been completed will the to tht modern fleet of the out of the of the St Laurent claw designed and being MM 1st various Already in aervlee on the tit the St Laurent Awiniboine and Ottawa PAILS GUILT COMPLEX hand accounts of cm- In other landt told by those who had lived in England and European countries now living in King City Mrs Bert arranged the program as convener of public re lations and community activities singing interspersed the descriptions The greatest story ever told was given by Mrs Archie Campbell who read the scriptural passage on the Birth of Christ England Mrs Clarence Bland Heritage Park described Christmas in England at the home of her par Starting with childhood days at school she moved from one colorful activity to another decorate their own Christ mas cards make paper chains and Japanese lanterns and have a party In the school hall where a ventriloquist magician or punch and Judy performance Is the en tertainment On Christmas Eve there is last minute cooking in the home Children help mother with the mince pics and father with the turkey After the tree is decor ated pillowslips are hung at the mantle in place of stocking as the mas day before am the child- famous bells of Westminster would find chocolate figures bey St Pauls Cathedral and sugar mice and sugared almonds and toys from Santa Following a typical English the family went to pic turesque St Lawrence country church called by lovely peeling bells singing over the village This service was mostly carol singing There never seemed to be a ser mon to this little girl so intent was she on the beautiful Christ- mag scene Two tall Norwegian spruce trees on the chancel steps lighted with the Star of Bethle hem at the tip the lovely decora tive white flowers with green fo liage holly and mistletoe and the tree lights were sights she docs not forget Gifts were laid be neath the tree for the orphanage or needy children After the church service there is the traditional turkey dinner Homemade pudding on the menu is served with ice cream or cus tard sauce but never hard sauce as Canadians use After the dinner is over and the dishes arc washed the family would listen to the radio broad cast around the British Isles and the chimes of glad tidings ringing across the countryside many coming from church bells that Ccaual Pre Rita Sullivan shown with her brother James and sisters Debbie and Betty Ann is believed to be going blind through a guilt complex Ten years ago then dared 14yearold brother to ride his bicycle down a street la Hamilton James was Injured In the ride and as a mult his eyesight has steadily failed until now he has but eight pit cent normal vision Two years ago iotas sight began to fall too and it as a sympathetic blindness tote use of feeling of responsibility for brothers condition ABSTAINERS INSURANCE After two years of extensive research and organization the Ab stainers Insurance Company has opened its door for business First policyholder is a surgeon Dr It Hare seen completing his application for auto insurance in the presence of general man ager C A Blair left and vicepresident It G Groom right Aside from item on the back of the application form it looks sub stantially like any other The key paragraph reads I do not use al coholic beverages and will not do so during the term of this policy Head office for the company which is presently licensed to sell auto insurance in Ontario only is Ontario I wish t thank the electors of who supported me at the polls and now take this opp ortunity to extend to everyone- the compliments of the IVAN R Park Family Loses All Possessions In Fire Needs Help Its going to be a bleak Christ mas this year for a family in Park unless you help them A fire which broke out twice gutted the bungalow of James destroying every thing he and his family possessed Only a short time ago Mr had discovered fire at a neigh bors home and called for help Now he has been visited by the same scourge Anything you can spare will help clothing for six small chil dren bedding furniture money Send it in care of the Post Office Park Coventry Following the broad cast from Commonwealth coun tries came the Kings speech Whatever else went undone we never missed our Kings speech with family sitting before the fireplace and lights on the tree in the bay window flashing on and off After English tea and refresh ments with a chocolate tog with a robin redbreast perched on top to drink with Christmas cake there would be the BBC broad cast party Taking gifts from the Christmas Tree after the Kings broadcast Is an Important ceremony As the eldest child of the family she would be nominated Fairy of the Christmas Tree Each gift is taken off separately and handed to the nominee Each member took part in opening the gifts Even though there is now just Mrs Bland and her husband they perform the ceremonies in Can ada as it was done in England Christmas presents are never put back under the tree as it is late in the day when the cere mony takes place while in Can ada morning is the tree time Going to to the childrens pantomimes was a very thrilling experience for the family These start on Boxing Day Before set ting homeward by train and taxi there was always the experience of going to Grannies old London house where the clock went tick the fire hissed and spat and the kettle sang on the black pol ished hearth Holland Hollanders Christmastide read by Mrs Pearl Wilson was written by Mrs John Miltenburg and Mrs Chris van St who with their husbands have been in Canada less than a year Not loo sure of the English expressions the new Canadians refrained from speak ing but their descriptions were well written Christmas Day is devoted by the Hollanders to church rites and family visiting Two weeks be fore December w as St Nicholas Eve the holy Bishop and his black servants arrive by steamship in the capital of Am sterdam followed by a parade with St Nicholas riding horse back and his servants in colorful costumes and feathered hats When he arrives at the homes on the night of December he knocks at the door and speaks words of greeting to each person He tells the children his opinion of their actions during the year not forgetting to chide those who have pulled the cats tail or an noyed the schoolmistress Black Peter scatters candies on a linen sheet by the door and in the scramble for sugar he dis appear Well scoured wooden shoes are placed on the window sill filled with food for his horse In the morning these have disap peared and the shoes are filled with sweets and gifts Denmark Mrs Eric gave an animated story of Christmas in Denmark mastering the English language quite well She displayed crayon drawings of Danish children at drawn by her three chil dren One by the eldest girl was a Danish boy holding a lighted candle All children love their tree with its lighted candles sec retly decorated by Daddy It is a terrible time for them waiting to see the tree with its gifts On Christmas Eve no one is on the street and homes arc glowing with lighted candles The family makes the decorations There is no Santa and the gifts are distributed on Christmas Day at tor Father has read the gospel and carols and hymns arc sung P r p a r a t n for Christmas starts early in November said Mrs The calf and pig are butchered and liver paste is made There must be plenty of spiced cookies and dainties to serve visitors during the festive season lest the visitor takes away the spirit from the home Everyone must smell of red cab bage during the preparation sea son Germany Sabine King City and her friend Marion Sallack wrote a splendid story on Christmas time in Germany It was read by Mrs A J Gordon The Christ mas Festival is dearer than all others to the German people Its religious significance is deeply in grained in their hearts Before December children arc given a Christmas scene calendar with numbered doors from De cember to December Be hind each of the 24 doors is a sur prise picture and on the day the Christmas story scene ap pears These can hang on the wall or if threesided can be plac ed before a burning candle which lights up the windows In Den mark said Mrs this calendar is quite large and is homemade The Advent wreath also used in Denmark is of fir tree wings and a red candle suspended from the ceiling of a room the first Sunday in Advent On each of the three succeeding Sundays a candle is lit On the fourth Sun day all four are glowing This is a symbol of the Birth of Christ December is Knecht Santa Claus night He checks on childrens behavior and places sweets in the wooden shoes by the door if he hears they are good otherwise a switch with red rib bon or a coal brie if children have been bad Knecht is the messen ger of the Christkind Child and children believe he brings pre sents These are manufactured by dwarfs in the toy factories of heaven He comes through the forest feeding the animals and leaving behind a lighted tree German children place candies in their windows to guide the mes senger The Christmas dinner table is decorated with candles and color ed figures cut from wood Every family has fl Christmas tree de corated with gilded apples and walnuts gold and silver foil birds and stars and the figure of Christkind the tip Under neath is a white cloth spread with elaborate Christmas scene figures and religious figurines These are used year after year and are precious family posses sions Around the tree are indi vidual tables holding the presents and covered with a white cloth Children never see the decorated tree Until Christmas Eve If they must pass through the room they arc blindfolded On December after church service Father rings a silver bell to summon the family to the fes tive room Children recite poems or sing carols Knecht pecks through the window and comes through the door He hears songs and recitations and gives small presents if the child has been good and he usually is On Christmas Eve the tables are un covered and each one finds his presents December is a religious day An interesting custom in prepar ing for the festival is the mother and children carrying of fancy dough to the town bakery where it is cooked Poland Englishborn Mrs Victor fago Springhill supplied in formation from a Polish friend how Christmas is observed in Po land Mrs A prepared and read the description Christ mas customs begin the first Sun day in Advent and continue until Christmas Eve Dressed in Bib lical costumes villagers go from house to house acting scenes con nected with the Birth of Christ and singing carols Small boys also wander from house to house carrying lighted stars and are rewarded with food and drink Christmas Eve is gift- giving and feasting time Lights are not lit until the first star ap pears After special prayers a bountiful supper is served but no meat wine or spirits are taken Under the is straw re membering Christs birth in a manger Gifts arc given by their Santa followed by midnight mass attended by both Protestants and Roman Catholics Afterward the merry takes place On Christina Day a family affair everyone attends church The Christmas dinner is secondary to the traditional Christmas Eve supper Join Presbyterian Church Janet Mary Finch and her sis ter Margaret were received into the communion of the Presby terian church when they joined by profession of faith at a ser vice in St Andrews church Strange on Sunday Dec Rev J Shepherd officiated GReenns if CTif STELLA PHILLIPS SALON OF and Staff HEADLIGHTS CAN HOWARD BRICE and STAFF in AURORA and NEWMARKET take this opportunity to wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy Happy NEW YEAR Anyone who lias through the ex perience of having his automobile 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