The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-18

twelve O'Clock. when they believe
the deer kneels.
DOUMANIAN girls can learn, during
N the Christmas season. whether or
not they are going to be married
within the coming year. At midnight
they enter the stable and strike the
foot Of the first OK they come across.
saying: This year: next year" II the
OK gets up at the first stroke the girl
will marry within the year; II 1t gets
up at the second stroke he marriage
will take place the year following; II
1t does not get up at all the gods have
not yet decided on her wedding date.
IN many countries where they 60 by
the old calendar Christmas is cele-
brated January 6. the celebration
beginning twelve days before.
CAkES weighing from one to twelve
" pounds are made in Friedrich
stadt. They place them in exalt
ed position and play to them. repre-
senting, as they say they do. st. Mich
olas. OF rye bread they make boar
or hog. six or seven inches high, with
gilt snout and tail, with gold rings
around its knees. The business men
put goods they have exhibited for sale
on revolving disk and raffie them of
u LINGEEST (Kind Jesus or Child
n Jesus) presides over all Christ
mas celebrations in Schleswig-
Hdstein. He is supposed to bring
presents to the children. and come
times punishes naughty ones.
nN Christmas day in Ditmarsh the
" cattle get an extra allowance of
fodder. The cats and dogs. too,
get better meals. At times the cattle
are admitted to the higher joys to the
extent that candle is placed above
the trough from which they feed.
Just as each member of the family has
his own candle. made by himself.
These candles must be heavy and big.
for the one that goes out first will die
arst.
CONE Of the Germans believe that
y those born on Christmas day have
tile power Of seeing spirits, and
evon Of commanding them.
THE after-dinner dishes must not
be washed at once. They must be
left until ten minutes before mid
night. when the young folks take them
outside to we'll and wash them, for
in the kater they can. at midnight,
sweethearts.
NXEN kneel IN the stall at mid
" night on Christmas. says English
tradition. They kneel as II in
alteration of the Nativity.
VIIHEN Christmas draws near every
w French family in easy circum-
stances sends for a cask of wine
and lays in stock of southern fruit.
Those who have been enemies pardon
each other; marriages are fixed; mar.
ried pairs who have been separated
are reunited.
A POPULAR saying in Spain for
n Christmas day is the bird of
dawning singeth all night long to
frighten away all evil things"
CHRISTMAS celebrations in Mexico
~ begin December II and continue
until December "a. Each night a
festival is held. nine in all. an invita-
tion being sent out to these "posadas
"Posada" means "inn," typifying the
day the holy travellers, Joseph and
Mary, sought in vain for rest and shell
ter.
THE young Armenians, on Christ
mas day, pay "hand-kissing" Wis.
Its to their elders.
TO learn the qualities Of her future
husband the Roumanian girl. on
Christmas eve, partially disrobes
loosens her hair, bandages her eyes
and Drawing the cold goes into the
courtyard, where she commences to
count the stakes in the hedge. When
she reaches the ninth one she binds
1t with ribbon or with threads of hail
and re-enters the house. The next day
she examines the stake; II it is upright
and sound, her husband will Be young
| strong and handsome; II bent. her hus
band will be old and ugly.
HRISTMAS seems to have beer
IL first observed between 180-19(
| A. D..