The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-01-04
LII BOUT CHRISTMAS.
Compiled for the Globe Democrat,)

Aoi t4ie
The Armenian chureh celebrates CHRIST
mas on Jan. 16.
The Eastern church fornerly observed
Christmas on Jan. 6. #5s3..
y I'M many narts Of Russia Christmas
raj, az . "a made In ,t7,e shana NJ 3 frnss
- -.
Sl4sollas as $50. Va usssos :, ~ ~
ee,pe. Goon ~ 80 VI ~. ues
~ ian it,. plun1 ~. - a.
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w =. e siis's u ,aln..a -.
ln s3nesid u.ele ~ q s..pq. - u.on eael. VI
tie .iSns VI ul1e 1>s'1is-ly sue s Si VIZ
an =! nlsne long tllls
me custom OF glVlhg presenls o.. On C m
n-as uas IS seAea al oill '1le SAaiAs
;slan Mor'a.
II spain ~ ~ Oe-1eseu ny lue SoilAn u
peolne t.uas nle alOss nora Teieios's service
On NAll I! uay.
IL az tne states Chr! sclias rs q 1esdi lso,-
!, i1a!, AIRY AZ ooutai e]aiui.ia VIC t"o NY -
Nslns oays are asp Aoiiuass'
e'afol s.i1Sln5 was, W W Low yeSeis
ago, ,enl vefsai ~ hliglaliu, Do VV!l III cnulca
ana a., nome, aI Chfis1a1las season,
me ieaves proper 70 use III CnIisG.i'as
ueccIdtlolis are 9hose ol Nhe inolly, Day.
u:St1etoe, laurel alfu ROSEMARY.
II the ocotch MonasleFses an aDool OF
uhreason was appointed TO olrect Inc
les0lvltles OF 1he noEoay season
Al the country alstrle'ls Oh honorary d
cock is borne IN the religious PROFESSIONS
OF tue people on christmas eve.
IN many parts Oh Germany lt Is neileVed
that oASh iel4a ON tnelr knees III tne stalls
at the moment OF tlr.st,s nativity.
IN sweden tnere 3 superstition mat
the men OF tne extreme noftnern regions
become wolves during CHRISTMAS week.
IN Siies,a there is a superstition that
Doy porn on eAhrHSnlas Gay must De
nfougnt UP lawyer or ne WEI become a
shleI'
AT Ianby, IN, South Wales, there has Tor
ages besn enacted at Christmas season a
drama known as Old Fauhef Christmas.
The nativity of Christ mas been cele-
DRAFTED, at one time or another, IN every
month CT the year, from November to
April.
Christmas mince pies in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries were made with
a coffin-shaped crust, to represent the
manager.
AT Glastonbury, In South England, there
is thorn tree which Is believed to bios
son on Christmas day, and then again
about Easter.
Santa Claus was introduced into Amer
lea by the Dutch OF Holland. tie IS tine
American representation OF the German
hnechr rupert.
FIhe celebration OF CHRISTMAS is sapd by
the church historians to have been for
maAy Instituted by Pope Ielesphorus, who
died "A. ID. 1873.
Among the English commons people
Cnaistmas rs lucky Wnen IL rails on sun
Gay and unlucky when Saturday is the
day OF nativity.
christmas is Tespec1ed 10y Mohamme"
dam nations, though not observed. 1t is
considered second In sanctlty to the birth
Jay OF Nlohanmed.
IN Rapnaels picture OF une NATIVITY the
curious anachrcMsm is presented OF an
loalan snepnerd paying on the oagplpes
70 efger1an inc hoiy aaHlily.
Ia one lour1G century the celenfatioh OF
s'nrlstnlas WAS nAea Dy lne Lathn churcn
ior Decennoel 90. .heloIe ynat TINE st nau
oeen d 1novaDle iestlFal's IKE Eas1er'
Among 0ie CnGls =, OF ADyssinla there
IS superstition tnat on christmas eve
mons are perlectay harmless becoming so
tnMougn cue s s. o. eAe occasion.
In France III Is comnlon pfactice 10 Gel
eorate cn1lsunas ny giving an extra ra-
Ion 10 an oo1'estic animals on the tne-
ory tllat dll creatures SHOULD reJOce DIT tnls
SEASON.: ;,
La Engiann uile CHRISTMAS decorallons
may feina-n III TIE cnutches during Tue
liloncn Oh JANUARY, Out nlust ala De cisarsu
AWAY Delore rep q, OF Candlemas Gay.
, u Ca1ioHla a., SCUM ltaly, u = oelles7o
that J.. Slpefs w'll iloc oile Oh Cullstlnas oay,
VI u cney w. cueil DlIs - naIn1ess' LIS
po' SOL pelns he'a'laAlzeu NY ele sanc'1ey
VI IRE uaS.
-, lac CoptS Cnrlstlalls Dsaleve that Oh
eNlr -seiilas eve ahe Iatuis " eveIy savage
peas' is u7lnea' t.tat cn-lnien nlay pay
WIN q itoh' anu lliat al Venonnous rep'lies
lose G.lelr VEious4sss;
IN DeVonsnlre' hnsianu' messenger is
sen' from ule LOUISE ol aarnei 10 zen
lile pees thde ohl.stntas uay nas co1e,
aug q: "a. tney 81 ale stlppUseu 70 efeeI %ne sla"
'iu n, ns5s M4In a oslul Aum.
luz ~ 1ta1'ss 'wele slea.,y "pposeu "
nlllHe ples anu PUN poIiiuse a. G 1.l
n1de e..l &C., Many aiiue-ol1e III u'e lioeia-
toie w vps seveat 47 eeatuly are ahaoe
~ lnell alaI,eu y, Sne9e n stl.lc:s. ~
~ Soeons eolioee' oAiolu' INC SAii lse-
nus u11ne, - soll,pvseu plllNlpaIy o.
ooaa aisau, paioo.l ':. t I'll ioasteu. anu
sslveu uec , l WI W. llolly leaves anu
oSr - anu eauen WIN aIustaIu'
IL oaseo.s LIZ - a l.a a the't Tue
los, sp4l1ts in llaues e1peeience cessato1
~ .nell - 49, GU 20 ~ eua. Wy aiiu
' .n: oli ens uay ~, " tne seal anelo - le-
JocfilS PFeI III tue uWtI regions.