The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-25
CHRISTMAS DAY
IN MANY LANDS
CURIOUS CUSTOMS FOLLOWED ~ THE PEOPLE M VARIOUS
counrRlEs-oooowiLL AND REJolclNce UNIVERSAL

The celebration of Christmas n
wrli-uiRht worldwide and universal
To- aimoat every corner ~ ihr world On
THE day are celebrations " Joy and
throughout an the Wurid n ID the great
chiidrcu's day And every country uu-
dor the Huu has ita owu way u gelc-
bratlnE the dag
IN ENGLAHD.
England ~ the homo Of cbriaiman
celebrations The celebration o. more
elahafnte there than n any other
quarter u the globe The celebration
lasts y days ending Ia q blaze Of
glory the twelfth night
Before retiring fof the uisht on
Christmas eve the stockings ~ The
children are hung b. the fireplace M
expectation ~ tho visit ~ 81 kichnlan
Barry Ia the morning the little ONES
are awakened b. the wallis who ainF
under the windows Of ths rich After
he Flfta are found and breakfast o.
over comes church and "a round u
friendly visits Ia the syaniuK oom"a
tho browning feature of the day. The
dinner Tho hnnrH head. the good old
English roast beef and last u All the
plum pudding. combine 20 form feast
which must be eaten go be- apprcciat-
cd Ia the evening cones NE lighting
u The yuis log nnd all sorts If Christ
mas games. ending with tho dancing
~ thu Sir Roger d. CoyeFiy. In
which an. from The oldest 90 che
youngest Join.
n aCOTLAND.
IL Scotland little attention ~ paid
10 chfinbhas as festival except In
the large cities. whore celebratipns
much the same ~ thnse In ENGLAND
are held
~ IRELAND
Ireland celebrates Christmas in an
elaborate manner, There IL feastinF
and KaYety aud masqusraoers. both
men ana weman. fit The streets u enc
ciises aud towns. Religious services
are hald Christmas eve and al Christ
mas morning. The aftsrneon and eve
ming are Eiven over - fun
IN GER8ANf.
Next 10 England. Germany celebrates
Christmas more eishpfaaeiy than any
ofhnr country Weihnaehten' Il II
eaiiesi IN Germany. and il H. tho one
great day ~ the year
At sunset 90 me day before Christ
mas the church BETS ring and every
ene Eoer 10 church. Mnanwfiie Inc
ehffstmaa tree. wtsleh. By the way.
originated In Germany. has been trim
med and hghtea. and On the return
from church the children are ADMITTED
"a fis~ rpam where u sfancs. brave Ia
lis decorations and It's lights The
presents arr Arranged abput the reom
and az the foot - the tree b a min
iptere representation - s-fha nsane.r
a. Bethieh.m with the christ child,
thu hair mother. the shepherds ard the
wise tnsn- In the celebration watch
follows the 1igstlnK ~ the tree the
servants and nj msznbcrs Of fhs bouse-
iiold ass tneioanst.
IN TRANCE
French chlidren DO net look for
Nmra 10 Christmas With ths pleas
ufe Of their Engilah and German
cousins. Save fur the religious ser
vices. there ~ little celsbunttOn ex-
eept In sosne Of the border provinces
and sn Paris. the Eaysat city In the
world.
CHRISTMAS eve in Paris n = sight
ianK 60 be remembered. Prom the
Church of the Madeline TO Port 81.
Martin. ire bgaieyaFds are brilliant
~ llshtmd and lined with little
booths where everything imaginable
il sold. AZ midnight. mass r. held
Ia ali the great churches. attended
BIZ thousands Of wortihlpera. On
Christmas day the fhcaters are open
Afternoon and evening and great
merry crowds attend them The
Latin quarter has It's own oea~hfa-
ton On Christmas night t.nor-
nous dinnsrs are served In the stu
dent quarters. and these are usually
followed by balls
IN ALsACB AND LORRAINE
The simple minded peasants Of
Aisace and Lorraine PROVINCES have
a Chelrfrnas custom which ia fai-
lowed nowhere else. The day IL 4
religious festival. and mass y at
tended by everybody. Later In the
day the children are given presents.
which usually consist Of nothing