The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-27

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.heir conversion to Christianity. ~ eel
citrate the festival III their great grsl.
Thor. md In his ncrcv hnnrr hinge hcn.
lires we're made.
The yMle log should properly have
lren nj immense Mrrh loR. almost IN
entire tree. This MA cut down some
months beforehand. and dragged home.
uard from IA native forest with great
rejoicing. n MAS then stripped VI itA
lark. and lcft IL dry until Ynlc even.
II Na~ taken into the house, ruled into
the great orcn chimney and Arr bnilt
beneath III Part II tho charm and NJ.
rrcdncss III this Christmas Arr consisted
In lighting II with chnrrcd brand from
Tho last years inlc log
This custom In still part ri tho
Christmas observation In the northern
counties of England Much has bccn
written upon ils origin. Blount, the
Christian historian, finds connection
between II and tho fact that christina
was called tho Feast ri Lights Ia the
Latin Church, when large fires and
many candles were it In token Of the
fact that Christ wax tho light 81 the
world. But tho custom MA found
among tho PagAns anterior 10 the
Christian era. and. indeed, tho instinct
al rejoicing by means Of illumination
III various kinds seems 10 bc older than
history; 10 he, indeed, natural impulse
III the human race everywhere. Tho~@
In mild climates liz honhrcr, carried
torches, set of fireworks: In tho colder
countries, all the light possible. within
doors. was secured by means Of blazing
logs and candles.
In Dcvonshire. England. tho ymlc log
takes tho form u great nshcn iMggot,
formed II nine large aSh sticks. bound
together by withcS.
Many allnrions are made In older and
later ballads 10 this custom. In one ri
Robert Hcrrick'r poems II II spoken 81
thus.
With ihe last years hrsnd
ilghi the new block. and
fnr good success In his spending.
TN saitf pssitrina play,
That rsset luck may
da,ls while the log II tending,
The burning of the yule log was one
ri the customs frowncd upon by the
pnritans. Ut the time 81 their accession
10 power and influence, w q relic ol
papery. II lost It's firm hold upon the
peasant classes then, and mover after
ward repuincd il.