The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-02-16

with rs out Of its possible 30 days.
May comes next. with % and an adj
dltional Sunday not otherwise cele-
brated. thus actually tying November
In the number Of days closed, to bust
ness. March,. on the 0ther hand. 10
the longest all around business
month, having only 10 holidays. Thus
Ut least two.thirds Of every month In.
terferss with the free play Of Inter
national business. s,vg'a s3 vaE
Even such generally observed festi-
| walls 40 Christmas and New Years
Day can't be depended upon by the
banker without consulting the inrer-
national calendar.
| New Years Day IL the only holiday
universally observed. But. alas. 1t
falls on II different dates In different
parts Of the globe. and some countries
observe more than one Of them. An
exhaustive study Of these New Year
celebrations would give one pretty
fair knowledge Of the ancient history
Of the world. CuriOusly enough. one
Of our own states, Massachusetts, does
not make this q legal holiday, though
her citizens generally observe It.
Where Chistmas 10 Not Observed.
Christmas Day, due to Its religious
Significance, II not Nd generally oh.
served as New Years Day. 1t has.
moreover, only three different dates.
Il was not generally observed on De-
cember rs until the fourth century.
The early church, lacking any au'
thentic knowledge a. TO the date Of
Chrisrs birth, celebrated II without
uniformity In May, April and Janu'
AIRY. The Armenian Church still Oh
serves January g. Why the Dec0sN
her GATE was finally selected Is tnces>
tatn, Nome zee In II u dsIplWoesucnt
Of the Roman Saturnalln; others d.
clare Il a survival Of the Feast VI the
Winter Solrtics. and SIN others pOtDa
TO IT, coincidence with the old Der
man Yulstide Feast Countries where
the old style calendar prevails stsS'
celebrate January !.
: In the Puritan days Scotch PresbT.
tsr,ans and English Non ConforInista
, fsjectsd Christmas Day altogether %
"savorins Of papistry,", and In New
England Thanksgiving Day was DE-
yised 10 replace L. II seems . cnri'
Gus thing that there are today Christ.
tian countries where u ID not ok'
served legally. Such are Norway
Panama, Peru. Portugal and the
. South African Union.
The hast named, however st'h o.
serves the old English iDatltution oi
!. Roxing Day on December 28 Th''
= WAS the day when the English gentry
having had their own Christmas cello
. bration the day before, turned tbe''
attention 10 the poor by presentini
them with Christmas boxes. The day
later became the day for general CIV
ing Of Christmas Gifts
Portugal Drops Trad't'ons.
The only country on earth q stRd'
', Of whose holidays reveals "''e " VI
" ro,i,icai, racisl or religious origin \
u Portugal. The tirs' attempt to ~stsk
r iisl, n rep,,hlic In Portugal wsr mad
. on January n. 1891. This In reflect
y rd IN It's calendar Of hnr DAYS. Will"
% runs: "!rnmary I. dedicated to mi
p yersal brr 'h.rhOOd: January ~ dsd
u icated to the memory Of all those sh
fought and lied TO establish the RI
~ public In Portugal; May y. IN mesr
ory Of the discovery of Brazil Nv tn
ID Portuguese: lune 10. municipal hol
p day nj Lisbon; June -, municips
& holiday at Oporto; October q, tn
'e date Of the establishment Of the Po
~ tuguese republic; December !. Fla
u Day, to commemorate the indepent
ence Of the country; December y
y Family Day"
u These brief notations on holidA,
10 touch only their distribution On
" dates. Back OF these lies wide asl
Ausd with quaint and curious iRfo
" NATION relating Do the manner o. q
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