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‘THE HERALD, CHRISTMAS EDITION, 1974.

NAS ‘Henn’ OF "REINDEER cross a large body of water -r while

‘roaming for grazing areas over the subarctic regions of
. northern Europé. Fhe reindeer has been a semi-domes-
_-ticated friend to man for centuries. Reindeer are tradi-
“tionally -associated with Christmas as pullers of San-
_ta"s sleigh. Phoio courtesy Swedish Information Service.

Arctic H Reindeer: Flourish,

able in’ much smaller

“where it is called caribou, ranging from the woodland
ecles, which is’ found in da northern woods, through
which is the slightly larzer bat

to the Peary caribou, |

“those who depend on them fora livelihood are nomadic
“and have no permanent. hame; since they must. move.at
“frequent, int to find an adequate food supply...

. Because of the Arctic habitat, near his North fe head-

al means of transporta-

' insures the house against lightning for a yenr.

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bal | Becta.

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Oritmasd Blois

May this holy. holiday shine down ‘its:
“blessings on all our neighbors, friends:
Thess for th the Sindnese shown t to us.

a Ha

; Greek Giinodex arch,

. Arment:

uantities.
i There are several species of reindeer in North ‘America,’ :

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‘In Scandinavia the burning of the -yule log on Christmas Eve’

Many. Faiths Converge. On. Modern
Bethlehem: Observe Christ’s Birth

. ahout 25,000 population,” i:

nos all Christian faiths 2d.
here to that date. | eT

and contin

however, observes January
7 as Christmas Day, mark mark-
ing the occasion with

lar- ceremonies. ae _

18th and-19th are-the dates
‘for the observance in the
an Church. .__

The three faiths have

thele. Ape ehurches and

githin the Basilica

‘the Nativity
spot’ Sd te Mr) ered,
‘Jesus. WAS born.’

* The separate obsérvances: :
ed by-a long his-

“centuries the Churches dis-

puted possession’ of ithe . :
sanctuary, originally

by the..Roman Daperae .
Constantine in 330, and pre-- -
cedence in worshipping.
. The Greek-Ca :
. took ssion of the puild-..
1672. - The

le

: : -qrith the Greeks. Armenians
-have their own chi

apel and ~
monastery in this city. of

bers of celebrants, .proces- ‘it i1s’-unlikely’ that-such
sions, trafic’ contrel,. and unanimity . be“achleved

other. ¢ivic problems, the ’. in: th

authorities « of - lehem  -:in the face of-the C

and the. surrounding: ares “diferent

: “would be: just: pp:
Christmas elebrated

ince the different-ob>.” were:
universally ‘on: ‘one: day,*bu

ces all involve num-~

~ PAGKERS

-ABAB Lakelsé,

|. Zon g ago, three

| as gestures of

": Please aécept our
- pift’. 2: to wish

-you and your

- family an

-warm,- “wonderful
"Christmas.

Thanks 1 to- all.

: kings :offered gifts

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