The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-26
THE SLAv CHRISTMAS.
HOW The HOLIDAY 10 KEPT IN
SOUTHERN AUSTRIA

About Animnls--Thcy Arc believed to
Tnik NJ cortnin TImc---strangc stories
to Account for the Phenomenon.
1t has been said that the Slavs Of
Carniola had no Christmas. and this is
true in the sense in which we understand |
the word. OF course there, ~ in all |
Catholic countries, Dec. % 10 u church
festival, and the cath a fast, the only
Joyous fast Of the year. The supper Is
unusually good and plenti IL, but no
meat is served at IL unless it be wild duck
or otter, both of which are regarded 10y
the ecclesiastical authorities as fish. The
foreign visitor will probably receive half
dozen Invitations; the proper thing TO
do is to accept the one That comes from
the landlord, in whose house one usually
dimes, and the fuliillment of this social
duty is generally its own reward. The
dishes are strange but agreeable, ana
after the Christmas tree iii Carinthia.
which is chiefly German, has been prop
erly admired, and in all cases the neces
sary presents have been given TO the
children, and they have gone to bed, a
tone Of quiet satisfaction becomes the
leading note of the evening. Every sub.
ject that could lead to contention is
,,n;l,a ,,,1 ~, ono sit, to,,otLc, ,ill M.
t;mn f,,r the iirst mass. which is read al
or short1y ofte,, ,nidni,rbt and which one
,,,,,, .+tc,,d ~. not int no oon lil,as
r,,pprse,vE erpv,crs
r,,a t,,,eo ,,,n,r,irl. n,nssr, when hpord
,;ii,,r, ,i,,,,,,, =, h,,s,,.;., ..,,.a or,,n,,
tho most i,,nrpssive services of tie
o,,,,r,t +l,,,,,rh tb,v .,n nf co,rsa on.
I'll, ,',.,ti,,7, IN n,,,,n The choir sino
sa.,r, onn,t No MI. i.v IN Tho mn ,io,,nj
I.,,s9,,..g,a ,,,,, j., o,nh !, ,,ov that bn,h
tha ynrde and ibe mnsic co,resnond Il,
tbo eery;r. of tl,a Ylfor THE stranger
who has le,,r,nd Tn lnoi; man The MAJ
IN s,.ifn of /. q, s;rely closatcal Latin. II.
nan ,,f H.. ,.re.,,s.f.,',r,ns of fine t,bri.,
49,, IT. ;,'.,t i.,,.li,nl f., ,ase,,,
tbo ;,.,.,,,1,,,.,i,+, AZ ,n,,i,r, I,,.in,,s ana
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- .l'., 80. ), ,,,,,,,.l, ,,,,,. ,,a i,,i,,..1
h, rho ro,,g,.a,rntion si,niisr fo finn
,r,,;nh ,,,,,,,, ra,.ln,, ,n,, INV, ,,,r,.,,i,,.,
l., 40 c,rrrbns If Scotland clearly show
ut +l, ,,e.,,r,, IL tln,,. to tI,e banrt of th.
naor,a thongh to IA il may seem almost
ne pfrons;ve no If tba divine comedy
yare nnbliclv reod with the accomnani
mani Of mnsic salacted from Offanbach
Ponnlar verse and music are ALWAYS in
+ereet;nr and sometimes evtre,nelv rood I.
b,,+ tbey cannot on;ta SUNNI the nlace
Of tho Glori, md Aopps Dei esneciollv
Co.. for.;,r,, oil,,irors of tha CHURCH who
do NOT Io1on,r n ito communion SFill
40 ,,ianigbt ,,,oes in nm Anime VILLAGE
10 !. tbino 70 sac The Iong vvall, thron9b
the snow and darkness. the friendly ligbt
From tbe windows of most bouses. the
gronns of f,rcoated worsbiners whom
o,a n,,a,.+o1,ae ar who oye,+.lra one with
tbeir hearty christmas groet;ngs. thp
blaze of liGht on the altar. which con.
,,.sts eonalIv with tha nirht ontside and
Inc o+har unliybtad narts of tha church
within ara all ;nonrassiya
AN rrrrprsr,No ppocEssroN
This Christmas in n Slav villape has .
nrrelv ral;sr;n1s ch,racter though as il
al,li,.os ONO "a ,,+ mn 1,,. ~, +o ,.iea an,.l,,
If may serge as an c....Dsa for a lonrer
chat nam nsr,,l oo1 ,,,nxtr, ,,l,ss Rut
Advent is NOR .s in German mr. Protas
t,nt co,nt7.iAs concentrated into tht
sinole festival In many v;llares on the
FIRST EVENING" u kind of bo,nely nrocessior
is formed r. the imatres Of fine Hol,
yirrrin and q Iosanh nra c,s.,.ied to tht
FIRST bonse in fine MACE the inhabtant,
AT which l,nnv, ,xnctlv ,vhat - ooino II
hannen. then. wbero they sing as the,
oaparallv do in Carniola. n duet q,
3oul,le chor1s ,llows The attendant,
of tbe saints ae, for q NIGHTS lodpinn
those within ask who tbe travellers are
and so oradnaIlv tho whole history q
the nativity is told in Old World yers,
aud n,,sic Then tbo doora ara throw,
yi1a onen. all who ara vitbin l,neel m,
i'm, res ara horne to tbe altar that bn
heen nrannre1 for them fine two chorns4
ioin in y bv.nn of nraise. and evenin.
PAYER bpt,;,,, i, their ,,resenee. On fin,
Following afternoon the two saints ar
carried to the next house. and the seen
ia reneated 1t may seem TO the reade
that The whole ceremony must he child
isblv qrotesoue. this is not the impress
sion it makes ON the non-Catholic bu
unnreindiced stranger. These neasant
are evidently sincerely worshiping tn
true God after their own fashion. L
converts where children are educate
the same usage is practiced, but Their
the sacred guests are carried from ce
to cell instead of from house to house.
DEVOTION OF THE KINGS.
This custom is purely Christian, an a
TEMPT to bring the sacred story home t