The Herald, Christmas Supplement -

Score Yourself On This Christmas Quiz

See how well you can score on the answers to questions
about Christmas and its customs! Then check the answers:

1. Research, says that Christ’s birthday decurred on:
.. a) Gecember 25
b) an uncertain date
ce) January 6

2 Sending Christmas cards is a custom that started in we

a) Germany
b) England
c) the U.S,

3. Hanging mistletoe is a ‘custom, that began: :
a) in the 19th Century
.. b) in Scandinavia

'  g) among the ancient Druids

4, Decorating a Christmas tree has its origin int

a). German: ‘
. bY Czechoslovakia
©). Norway

"§. The first people to set wpa decorated Onristmes tree 7

“In a public place were:
a) Portuguese
- ‘b) Flemish-
¢) Americans

4. The custom of burning the Yule Log. crginated with:
1 . 3) the Vikings |

b)- the French

‘c} the-Slavs

1, The meaning of the word carol,” 8 as s used in England
' “in the Middle Ages, was: ;
-@) dancing
). singing
ec}. dancing in a circle while singing

& The use of the creche, or erlb, as a Christmas symbol
was introduced by:
a) the French
b) the Italians
c) the Swedes

The
First
" Onitnas

8 cane -gitts for Ohristinas was not practiced :
unt

-a), 800 A.D.
dD. the latter part of 19th Century
8 about: 200 years ago os

- a) :Father Christmas
“~~ bp) Bt. Nicholas

 ¢) Pere Noel
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: Less than a at yg return one Christmas present!

“10, 1 The character of Banta Claus was arst imown as: a

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1972
.. New Candle Materials

‘In 1760 a substance from

the head of the sperm whale

was found’ to be superior to
tallow and beeswax, Later,
-in- 1850,. paraffin wax was
- developed: and combined

with ‘stearic acid. to.make

= gandles of the modern type.

Bayberry candles with
thelr. delicate scent are es-
~ pecially po ular at Christ-
are said to
~: bring Rood ine to the home,

ayberry. candle ts

ane eat ‘American, Bay-

berry. bushes: prew in great

the new

-; world, andafter learning to

“extract the greénish wax

from the. wild bayberries,

the Pilgrims used it ta make
candles.

‘Christmas Dinnersi in

‘The Good ‘Old Days

” How: many people today
could mandge’such a menu
-a8 this one? Here itis, right. ~
_ out of the diary of a Dixie.
Plantation owner: .

-.“We had for dinner ayster ~
- soup, besides boiled mutton,
ham, boned turkey.. wild
ducks, partridges, plum
_ pudding, PeRuterzia, burgun-
: dy, sherry, and Madelra, ”

and what’ gourmet cook .
would care to cope with this -..
one? It was served to
hearty-eating miners in the |
Rockies in 1858.-After oys- ©
“ters and pork, which were
conventional “openers,” the.
‘Menu went on to elk, ante-
lope, buffalo “smothered” -
and ‘arizzly bear a la mode.
In addition, there was Black
Mountain squirrel. prairle
dog, and mountain rats —
followed with swans, cranes,
and quail — the whole lot
accompanied by wines,

Mey. the love He taught the world Al: every :

heart as we celebrate the birth of:our: Saviour:
To all my customers

— Tip Top Tailor.

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