The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-14

In the first room is the bright Moon;
In the second room the red sun;
in the third room the many stars.
The sur then explains that the moon Is
the master OF the house. the san Is his
mistress. and the stars are their children.
II concludes with wishing them good
health FOR many years. for many years
In the style used for the emperor and
persons Of distinction on special occas-
ions. especially IN church.
It - probable. however that the orig
inal form Of the festival Included sacri-
fees. hence tire pig The Creation verb
koiyadoratl means to offer sacrifice'
and IN Lnhunania where heathe1ish rites
were kept up long after ehey had general
~ been dropped in Russia. the shepher'is
and shepherdesaes were accustomed 20
assemble at Christmas and lisnt sreat
fire. round which they would sing reiig-
ious songs tho festival being concluded
by the sacrifice OF goat at the hands 81
a priest. as the priestly class existed IN
Lithuania 10 heather times. though not IA
Russia. 50 Tar as known In the old
heather DAYS. as now the period between
Christmas day and Epiphany day was
held sacred. the modern Russian title
being Svyatki or holy days. Then. as
now IN the peasant circles. social gath
erfngs took place on ali the evenings. and
special games were played. Special songs
were sung. and guesses-caiied gaoaniya
were made as 20 the fnture. II the old
en- days these 'guesses'' wero applied 20
the weather OF the coming year. newa-
days they refer chiefly 10 prospects q
marriage
Sometimes a girl goes out Into the
street and asises The first man she meets
what his Christmas name g.. Her future
husband VIII bear the same. Sometimes
n horse IL led over piece % wood the
character OF the coming nan IS settled by
the horses stumbling or going oFef
smoothly. Sometimes "despairlng maid
en- takes a table into az empty room,
and prepares K as for meal. carefully
emitting. however. knives and forks. Thea
she sits down alone. and calls her destin-
ed husband % come and SUP Hlth her
Tradition says that BE- may appear. her
aided by the night wind beneath The door.
or tapping on window pane When he
comes. tho gin must keep her seat- ara
remain silent untn be sits down az TIE
table. Then she asks his name. which re
gives. taxing something from his pocket.
upon which she utters certain words. ard
re vanishea. leaving the article taken
fro7n his pocket behind him Unmarried
women of mature age resort % more ees-
uerate and.unconfortabie naethofs- They
sometimes 60 out 40 midnight % the froz-
On river ara sit there beside a hole r. TIE
Zee. stralning their eyes ara ears for pro-
uherIe sights ard sounds ne irekY
one WI rce her destined 20 remain single
xiii hear thusap beneath tfe surface q
the lce.
ore - tbs rost rroufasnt ho'Fai lti-
carols Is me Glory. whica g accom-
Daries b. rites us1ch rese-nliiag ti1se
rses 81 athcr lsada 81 AZ Hailos Een -
s. prlresfer's Csstw TeaTsl Ere The
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