The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-12-24


switching, instead of their portion of
the nuts. In distributing the nuts
they are usually placed in the center
of the table and Santa Claus hands
them to the youngsters. Frequently
the lads are too anxious for their por.
ton of the goodies and the switches
in the hands of Santa come down
across their shoulders with a whack.
The German children believe in
Santa Claus until they become about
10 years of age. In Germany only one
day is celebrated, Christmas eve be.
ing left unnoticed. This is more so
among the laboring people, as the
shops and factories never give half
holiday on the day before Christmas
On Christmas day almost all of the
churches have a Christmas tree for
the little folks. and the gifts are dis.
tributed from 1t. In nearly all of the
homes Christmas trees are to be
found. The gifts are very rarely Civ.
en- out on the night before Christmas.
Christmas festivities in England
are probably more fully enjoyed than
III any OlIGI country. MANY VI JhS
old English customs have been trans
planted to America, but many of them
are still known only in the country
across the sea. In no other country
are the festivities more joyfully vel
coined than in England, where the
"old honor" as 1t is called, has not
fed. In that country 1t is the custom
I,te thn oil 10.
votions are over, to light large can
dies and throw on the hearth a huge
log, called the Yule log or Christmas
block
At court and in the homes of the
wealthy an officer, named the Lord OF
Misrule, is appointed to superintend
the Christmas revels. In Scotland a
similar officer is appointed and Is
called the Abbot of Unreason. This
is merely one mode of creating an
abundance of fun, but long years age
this officer was really appointed to
superintend the festivities. In the year
1915 the Office was abolished by an act
of parliament. The reign of the orig.
inal Lord of Misrule started at Halo,
ween and continued until Candlemas
day. The favorite pastimes which he
now presides over are gaming, music
conjuring, dipping for nuts and apples,
dancing and fool plough" hot cock
les, blind mans buff, etc. In England
the favorite dish for dinner at this
season of the year is the boar's head
with an apple or orange in his mouth
and set off with rosemary, plum pud
ding and mlnce pie.
The English children look forward
even more eagerly to the Christmas
season than the American children
1t is their Thanksgiving and Christ
mas combined.
The English Christmas season lasts
from the night before December 81
until the first day of the new year
and everything is merry during that
time. The season long years ago was
celebrated to a greater extent In
England than 1t is today on account
of the fact that the heads of many OF
the churches complained that the sea
son should be more sacred and not sc
much given over to the joyous pro
grams. This called a halt on the fes
tivities, as the churches were Their
the ruling powers of the country
Since that time the change has beer
felt right along. The Santa Claus Of
the English children is an all-powerfu
being and they are stern believers II
the neurological gift giver until quite
up in years. Many of the English
Christmas customs date back hun
dreds of years