The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1946, Page 21

\ |2 { ) \i i | | ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 | celebrations that they were banned who was worshipped by the Az- 1946 CHRISTMAS TREES, | MEXICO DID AWAY CRIBS AND CEPPI' WITH SANTA CLAUS | In 1930 the authorities in Mexi- Christmas trees and cribs, with- co decided to abolish Santa Claus | in respective spheres of influence, during the Christmas festival as provide focal points for observances they considered him out of place of the season. in a country where snow is sel- Varfous legends claim to tell the dom seen. stery of the first Christmas tree; The well-known bearded figure Q-mauu\ cvergreen decorations were was ousted by Quetzalcoatl, the so closely associated with pagan Indian god, half bird, half snake,| by many ecclesiastics of the early tecs before the Spanish invasion. , church. i In its new Christmas program, - the southern country has made a | feature of the distribution of pres- ents to thousands of needy chil- dren by the plumed serpent, and every year this big-scale present- glving takes place on December 23. - eee FOR HOSTESS Holidays mean more entertaining for her. Make her feel the part of a charming and gracious hostess by giving her a beautiful black sat- According to literature, the first jn housecoat, trimmed lavishly with | Christmas tree was set up at Stras- plack lace and a finishing touch bourg, Germany, in 1604; even then, the cry rose against heathen customs and, as late as 1851, the Rev. Henry Schwan was Severely‘ criticized for setting up a Chri: mas tree in his church in Cleve- land, Ohio. | St. Francis of Assisi received special permission irom the pope to present a tableau of the nativity scene. This first crib, set up at Greccio, Italy, in 1223, was an im- mediate sensation; the renaissance endowed the cribs with ornate pageantry and, modernly, the crib is to southern Europe and Catholic countries what the tree is to Am- erica and northern lands. Eighteenth century Italians were fond of a fantastic decoration called Ride, Santa, ride — and leave in your the Ceppo. Pyramidical in con- struction, the Ceppi were made on a framework of lathes with trans track our sincerest wishes to every- verse shelves rising to three or four storics, depending on the over- all size of the Ceppo. i The whole thing was covered with colored paper, tufts, tassels, fringes, tiny pine cones, and little flags; a manger scene was repre- sented on the lowest shell, while the upper ones were covered with small gifts, etc.; wax tapers were placed along the sides and a large | gilt ccne ornamented the top. Al- though the original designer prob- ably never saw a Christmas tree, the Ceppc—aided by a little imag- n—bridges the gap between tmas cribs and tr one for a joyful Christmas! AN i k IN DA\'CE V[EAS( JRE , Christmas carols were in dance | measure at first. The word carol | ccmes froem “corolla,” a ring, be-' cause the song was for a ring THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU, Al 7/5 Suse as %JSWS MAY YOU ENJOY A HAPPY SEASOQ] : Rallway Express Agency, Inc. W. R. MULVIHILL—Agent PAGE FIVF Smson s &’m’t/flqs ; Y Add to the good things of Christmas — our wishes for /~ a joyous holiday! / 4 Wishing You All== a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy New Year! Ye Olde Music Shoppe of George Anderson-- Wurlitizer Piano Agent for Alaska ‘ S & T STORE PRSIV bright and cheerful Christmas. And Staff Certified Public Accountant CHRISTMAS It has been our pleasure to enjoy many happy experiences in this community each year. The one we enjoy most of all, perhaps, is the opportunity of sending Christmas Greetings to all those fine friends of ours. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated and we are mindful of your friendships when we extend to you our sincerest wishes for a JAMES C. COOPER This is the time of year we love best! — when the bright spirit of the season instills happiness in every heart. . ‘ There's something infectious about Yuletide jolliness, and we want-to add our wishes to its warmth. . ‘:Mc’rry Christmas’ NEW YORK TAVERN GEORGE SALO