The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-02
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Tn. institution ~ Christmas tChrist
and Mas, is attributed by IL decsetHs
"a pope Trle.phorus. vkp disd A.
u ISs. asd throughout tho swh@e9sers
History Il the church. u has i,~es nm
tho most, noted II Christian solemnihes.
Al drs, q ~As the mos, movable 81 ths
Christian festive ds,., ofen confouad.
"a with the Epphsny, aud cciehra,ea
by the eastern churches In the m.uths
II April and Nav. In the fosrsh cen.
tpr, ~, rgcnc 81 81 Cyrsl. cs J.ru-
<ESm. bbtsinei from Pope Juiius 4. an
- Lor n Investigation ~ be made
No. NJ The .flay IL Chrssts nativity.
The re~iYy S15S@nAnr d The s>~olasisns
Of the East and t6tk - - arr~r4
mens upoe the aSth G m.
chief grounds Tor The doel9D v1f~oe
table, of the osusors O. ~ Eovss III
Rome. and although n D1nlou II
thcnflc proof II ~ t1aao1113 ~ Ne
dsv. YEA the dectstoo ~ -neoornlly 40
rrpssd. and frous 4 tims shorasuyisy
has been opasAgn1 eke0n ~ IN.
chwsh on ~ 49, ~ also
bccs.s commcu srn11 RAT
was horn ahunt ~ the
niRa. The cannom oath
olIsf countries ~ eoknr1nr list
ms dAy by u 0olehrns{oo fhrre
mrsscn. onc a u,tAoiRi,e ~ uerond nj
easly dsws, and ~ 1hlr1 thc norm.
ink. da,cs from ~ noath Gnnlury, The
dix was consIdercd d ~ 6onbfr light
OLA holy comsnemornfion and a cheer.
III fcstivsl. and was accordingly dis
tkivulshrd ~ devotion. bv vnesalon
f(e,n issiuee. and by merrimcut. bur.
~ - MIDI. ayes IL was celebrated
~. fantsstic spectacle of drs.
Nuoy1rs and moraIitics, .
fuemo16 In rrotcsque masks
~ eiHnICe costumes The sccuc
frkSna9sSs sssnl4a xi .Skssfc- sSy;:si
tndea by the Virgin Mary
Ssph, by bulI's heads. cher.
orn magt. and manifold osna-
ustom of singins csnsiclss NJ
A., called csrols, which recalled
u the shepherds nj the blrsh
RUpSt datcs from the time when
Commo~ nxs,rlc crascd Ia uudcr.
stand Latin. 1hs~t,S,hops and lourr
clergy often ioined With mo spppuiscs
in carolling, and The songs wert sUl4,
yencd b, dances and b, the music of
tambuurs, guitars, yiolin- aud organs
Fathers. mothers, .o-s aud daughters
mingled together in the dance; fin the
night, each bearing in his hand a light.
cd wax taper. MANY collections Of these
Christmas carols have been made. Du.
rng the last DAYS preceding Christina.
IL IL still the custom for Calabrinn Min.
streI. Ia descend from the mountains
10 Napl.s and Rome. s.lu,inv IN.
shrin.s Of th. Virgin mother with their
wild music. under tc poe,iral notion
~ cheering her until III. bir,b.tim. of
her infant nj In, approaching Christ
mas, In n picture "A IN. NATIVITY b,
Raphael, he has introduced . shepherd
nj The door PLAYING an = sort of bag
pine. Preparatory 90 Christmas IA.
bells arr rnng Mt dead midnight ,bro'.
out England and In. continent: and nj,
ter IN. solemn celebration al the mass.
for which the churches In France and
Italy are m~agBlGcen,iy adorned. n /,
usually the custom for the reyclor- ,s
par,ske Of n collation., that they mn, b,
better abb, 10 sustain ,h. fatigue. III III.
night. Among tho revel. Of the Christ,
mas .ea.on wsr, the .~o-cnlled feast. al
fools. gr~o,esaue s~a,urualia, in which
everything serious was hurle.au.d. in
feriors personating their sup.riors
great men becoming f~rolicsome. and
which illustrate the p-roncnes. Of mar
10 occasional, reverse the order II 90
ci.ty and niicule il docencies. Thes.
were sometimes called December lib.
critics"
In the Prot.stan, districts II Germa
ny and the north Of Europe. Christina,
n often called the .'cbildrens' festival
and Christmas eve !. devoted 10 gisInl
presents. especially between parents
and children. and brother. and sister.
by means 81 the > called Christmas TIRE.
Alarge ysw bow 10 ereciedin one II III.
parlors. lighted with tapers. aud hun,
with manifold gifts. ~swee,meais. apples
nuts, play,hipgs and ornaments. EAci