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Christians Celebrate Holy Day
With Prayer and Thanksgiving

For those who celebrate Long before the December
Christmas as a holy day, the 25 birthdate of Christ was
holiday is greeted with re- celebrated indevaotions, ithad
joicing, with prayer and markeda season set aside for
thanksgiving, in church and another kind of greeting. In
private devotions. Northern Europe, Teutonic

The word “greeting” has tribes of pagan times greeted
a special significance here, © the rebirth of the sun, of the
for herald angels singing to winter solstice.
shepherds in the fields and Earliest celebrations of
astar shining inthe heavens Christmas combined some of
t brought preetings—ac-. the ancient pagan traditions.

cording to the Revised Stan- By association with Christian
dard Version of the Bible, beliefs, old customs of greet-
“good news of great joy ing the sun became symbolic
which will come to all of a recognition—a greeting
people.” of faith, hope andlife eternal.

May you and yours be greatly blessed by the
Spiritual radiance of Christmas. To know
and serve you is our sincere pleasure.

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. Festive

Holland
Santa

AX imporied Holland Edam
ball and a few marshmal-
lows are the basic ingredients
for this eye-catching Santa
Bowl. Use as a centrepiece for
‘our party table, accompanied
by crackers and fresh vegetable
sticks. : ”
1 imported Holland Edam
cheese (1 Ib. 14 02. size)
\% cupchutney
WM cup mayonnaise
% teaspoon curry powder

Cut a two or three; inch |.

diameter slice from top of
Edam ball; do not remove wax
coating from slice or_ball.
Scoop out cheese from ball,

leaving 44-inch all around to .

form shell. Put the scooped out
cheese through a food chop-
per, using fine blade.. Gradu-

ally blend cheese, mayonnaise.

and remaining ingredients in a
mixer. at medium ‘speed. (Or

lace cheese and mayonnaise
in blender at high speed until

smooth, then gradually add re-

-maining ingredients.) Mixture .

should ‘be smooth and spread-
able. Stuff the mixture into the
shell and cover with top. -
Form eyes and eyebrows
from slices of marshmallow.
The sticky side of the marsh-
mallow will adhere easily to

the ‘wax coating: Use a. fat -
candied red cherry for the .
- nose and slices of candied .

green cherries for the centres
of the eyes, The beard is cot-

. _ ton batting stuck to the wax by

poking the top edge with a
.pointed pick. Outline sliced off
portion with cotton and place
marshmallow in the centre to
form the tassel of Santa's cap.
Keep in refrigerator until one

hour before serving. Place ©
Santa on a pedestal. Surround..
with ‘crisp crackers and fresh

vegctable. slices. a .

‘Tangy imported Holland cheese dip is the surprise filling for this .

Santa Bow! centrepiece.

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“White Christmas”

_ ‘The traditional image of © deed, we.all_ know. this: it

an outdoor Christmas scene only.because of the famous |.
‘brings to: mind, for most of. New: Year's “Rose Bowl”. .°
“ug, the brilliance of sun- football game. And in Flor- ‘

light on snow-covered fields ida, at Christmas time,

and hills, But this is an there's apt to be a hot sun |
‘idea that originated in the beaming down on sand, :
_morthern parts of Europe — ; . “

and, America—and of course ; Th - EVIL

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the climate in many parts’ Because. dv canes have

-. for instance, roses are

plooming at Christmas—in- Christmas,

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