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Christmas UUPE EYDE Carolina! Edfrtor Christmas is right around the corner- and along with it comes favorite traditions that are typically amencan, like turkey and Christmas carols, stockings and eggnog, football and tree trimming. USC international students who celebrate christmas in other parts around the world, are looking to celebrating with their own nations traditions, some which share similarities with typical American ones. "In Sweden we celebrate on the 24th, not the 25th," explains Jonas Thelin, a Masters of International Business student from Sweden. "Families get together and eat meatballs, herring and salmon, and we have ris a la 1.1_ _ 1-1 1*1 *i TIT uiaita, wnicn is iiKe grits. we put an almond in it and whoever gets the almond wins a ! 7 3 9 - 0 2 2 1 | | 5 visits $13 I ! 10 visits $24 j , I I 1344 Knox Abbott Dr., Cayce | - 5 min. from campus - I . Must present coupon. I Use by 1-1-95. i L 'W- # ' " Vv . . " <:> '; -V ' A 1 1 ** 1 ? I C^\ VV ON Cwz Specia So >? y <Ct> Corrective Services iT*^ Perms & Color STC^jvl^f% iMtp Foil Highlighting ... . .. airaigntemng rerm Ask about our Sti '< ' ' ' " s 'COLUMBIA'S PROGRBSiV tradition prize and has to think up a rhyme.We drink glogg, which is a hot alcoholic drink and dance around the tree." "There are nine million people in Sweden and eight million of them watch Walt Disney movies on Christmas day," said Thelin. "One difference from the States is that Santa does not come down the chimney. He comes knocking at the patio door asking for whiskey. Usually the fathers in the neighborhood take turns knocking on each others doors." In Sweden the celebrating begins four weeks before Christmas, when they light a candle each Sunday. "On the 13th we celebrate St. Lucia, who is an Italian saint. We wear crowns with candles on our heads like she did," Thelin said. Q/hthtk oNaih Glass Gels Silk Acrylic $7 OFF FULL SET $3 OFF FILL INS 1 1 A A ? Lknf? TV raiuA /\uuuii uv., \^aycc - 5 min. from campus Must present coupon. Use by 1-1-95. 739-0221 1 U J~? *itA /h ^ lizeln: J <Z'PfM 1^^ -- , /j '' for, *Perms ? PrWiaon nlfc & k-* ' % *k. h ? <& V '' % v " % ' v ?;. Skin Care ; 3 s^llfNailsi^ ^fj?'S /- * "vS. .^0 * 15. ident Discount! |j| MIMON'" OT.NHOI.M ROAD HAIR DESIGNS 4039 Trenholm Road drner ofTrenholm & Beltline ?< \ v'v ~- ..v =?'v < $ ? '' W #Hlffi! mill : is differ w In the Philippines celebrating also begins early, Dora Devera, a journalism junior said. "Nine days before Christmas we do the mesa de gallo celebration, which is nine days of mass in the traditional tagalog language. Then we have a feast where we serve traditional Phillip ine party food like lumpia, which are egg rolls, and pansit, which is like lo mein but better." Christmas traditions in Ecuador are similar to the U.S. said Veronica San Lucas, a second semester Marketing senior from Guayaquil. "In Ecuador we all get together after an earlier mass on the 24th at the grandmothers house. Then we exchange gifts and eat the traditional midnight dinner with turkey and stuffing. mam mmm warn mmm mm mmm amam mmm i Q SRI Keep that M ^Ijli '/? starring BH SHAMPOd%C0N ? $ 12M Bxp\ 631 Harden St I# S<xstcUuic?e& I Salads r UeA&ertto, I * rj an fatkpSt. B (Hat to Swya fap) 256-4246 feE "catrek. i [wnttMUj Sf?uiULC| orldwide During Christmas week we get together and sing songs, and poor children go from house to house asking for handouts. The main food is a special bread made only at Christmas with raisins and candied fruits." Wolfgang Karg, a German broadcasting student, describes the Christmas traditions in his country as being more spiritual and family oriented. "The most important day is the 24th, but food is not too important," he said. "Being together with the family is. HOwever, it's getting to be more consumer oriented like in the United States. People seem to forget that there is another view of Christmas that they do not see- some people are not happy and do not have homes." LIDAY EGIAL summer look with CHtiCHTS ; at $20 and up CUT & STYLE eft $17 Women ires 12-15-94 . (Upstairs) 799-0234 SPRESSQ JQEJ\ Happy i a 1.1 Holidays from J HSibt i n^l i ! hotline I - Who cannot read? | ' Twenty-three million American adults - about 1 in 5 ? cannot read a medicine bottle, a menu or | street signs; fill out a job application; write a check; or make correct change for I a $20 bill. * Illiteracy la a solvable problem. With 35 to 45 hours of 9^ tutorina. adults can |3 improve their reading skills Q by one grade level. W All you need is time. W A literacy program J provides adults with all the training, materials and W support they need. I If you know someone who I needs help learning the basic skills of reading, writing and mathematics, or if you want to help someone leam these skills, call toil free: I 1-800-277-READ I I'W . Are Graduate JL /? Students /% Graduate Student Association