The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1943 Page: 9 of 12
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PAGE NINE
THE DENISON PRESS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1943
and huge Cristmas dinner?—just
lik-e home.
Soldier. Find Chine.e a large percentage of the Chi-
p*y Bill, at Christina* nese are Christians
Although their usually elabo- Soldiers in India will have an
rate holiday feasts are somewhat English Christmas in semi-tropi-
xx&r* sawtrv5
gift-giving is a national weak- church services, nativity pageants 1842, it was not until about 20 loim. _ ^ ^
SrainSi01iTciSii
New Meaning Given
Christmas By Christ
the time now known, as Christ-
mas had been observed, histor-
ians found, centuries before the
birth of the Christ, when ancient
races of Central Asia used tiheir
pagan celebrations, some of which
have been handed down to us,
still the meaning of Christmas as
we know it today has had t)he
consent ^given it Iby the Christ.
He took an old form anti put a
new meaning into it.
Back in the Central Asia days
people were sun worshippers who
believed the sun was born anew
each morning, rode across the
sky in a chariot, and sunk at
night in its grave. As the
months passed and the sun’s
grandeur gradually diminished.
Yuletide. Yulor guil meant
wh)2el and they represented a
year as a wheel and the winter
solstice was the turning point.
Cut. From Sacred Oak
The Druid priest cut from the
sacred oak with a golden sickle
and a piece of mistletoe and ded-
icated it to the birthday of the
IPrince of Peace, Son of the
Christian God.
The ancient Teuton also re-
vered the Bun and at the time of
the winter solstice, decked a fir
tree with apples and colored
balls. In the fir tree he found a
symbol of the sun rising in the
heavens after the winter solstice
like the spread of the great
tree. The apples and the col-
i ored balls represented to him the
j noon and the stars.
And so as men have accepted
• when the sun, the teachings of Christ they have
its upward course,j contributed some bit of their
hearts withj own pagan festivals to the glori-
distant promise of fication of Hi* -birthday,
gpj.jftg Christ’s birth not having been
Ponder. On Pre.ent recorded, the exact date was un-
The Romans pondered on a certain and it was celebrated on
Christmas present he could leave various days, varying from the
to the ages. He dragged forth first t0 the sixth of January, by
the old Fjeast of Saturn, the Sat- the early Christians ascribed to
Christ, who had brought into the
world a new light, it was natural
that the customs of the old-time
sun-worshippers should be re-
tained but giving them a deeper
significance.
months, hut wo ve plenty of wishes
for you, our customers, who have been so
understanding of the necesgary restrictions
on our production of civilian goods! Lee ;
pull togotner, and 1944 will see us through
to Victory!
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the world in darkness. When,
therefore, the sun began to
grow stronger, they celebrated
the turning time, or yuletide, as
it was called, with great rejoic-
ing.
These festivals took place near
the winter solsticje, the shortest
day of the year
beginning i
thrilled the pagan
the first
May the glad spirit that
fills thje air be your-s
throughout the happy holi-
day season and the coming
years!
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urnalia held annually in honor of
the sun god at the winter sol-
stice. It was a time of feasting,
when houses were decorated with
greens. He eliminated tlye ex-
cesses and gave the feast and
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ISet Date for Cbri.t’.
Birth in Fourth Century
Strangely, no one kr
exact date of the birth
Until some time in th<
century, Christmas
Mass) was variously
on January 6, February
25, April 19, IVIay 20
vember 17. In 1644,
•Pin Money’
Until quite recently, pins were
made of wire and were very ex-
pensive—and highly prized. So,
it became customary for men in
ordinary circumstances to (Pve
their wives and daughters “pm
money” on New Year’s day.
WF SEND OUR SINCERE
GREETING FOR
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
WAY
THAT WII.I
NEW YEAR
ABOUND
HAPPINESS
OF PEACE AND
AALLI
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(dljriatmaB
be bright
light , - -
knowledge
will make
May your home
with Christmas
and thankful
that the right
might'
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Anderson, LeRoy. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1943, newspaper, December 24, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth527217/m1/9/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.