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SBC. B—PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN teteiKtKtctctctpctweictctctetc'gietrc'ctetctctcicte^tg'Cic fS n & r. fi' (i ft (iO W«'t# Framed A Christmas Wish For You — 'V May It Be the Perfect Picture of Gifts Galore — Health. Wealth. Happiness and Abounding Good Cheer Throughout the Year. Bill’s Glass Shop 1311 Caldwell St. Phone 266 — Newberry & A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 3 S s A i A A A 3 A 3 A 3 A 3 A South America Is Adopting Many Of Our Yule Customs North American customs -or the celebration of Christmas are be- coming more popular in Latin American countries. Our southern friends, however, have many holi day traditions we could well adopt. In Mexico, for instance, during the nine days before Christmas, candlelight processions are formed nightly. They.are called Posadas. This ritual reenacts the Holy Family’s journey to Bethlehem and its difficulty in finding a place to stay. It is arranged for the marchers to be refused entrance at a home, then admitted with rejoicing and great festivities. Also, Mexico has a tradition called breaking the pinata. A frag ile earthen jar—the pinata—is fill ed with candy, toys and trinkets and suspended from the ceiling. Guests are blindfolded, spun around, and allowed to hit at the pinata with a stick. When it is smashed, everyone rushes for the shower of treats. ' The youngsters of many Latin American countries look forward to January 6—the Epiphany—and a visit from the Three Wise Men when gifts are received. Children address their letters for Christmas to the Baby Jesus, care of St. Peter in many Latin Amer ican countries. And in Colombia it is a custom for merrymakers to masquerade in the streets on Christmas eve. Whenever a friend detects another's identity, he claims a reward. For an attractive holiday center- piece, arrange long-needle pines in plastic foam with gildeu green leaves and ball ornaments in the center. Place'pillar candles behind the greens. \l Newberry County Bank Joe M. Roberts, Executive Vice-President and Cashier "tyule ^,6$ An old and honored Christmas tradition—the Yule log—has al most vanished from our holiday celebration. Logs and fireplaces are not as common as they were once, but the tradition of the Yule log was carried on in England for cen turies. It was Introduced into Great Britain by the Vikings whelmed it to honor the God Thor, ihe cus tom was adopted by the English as part of the Christmas festivities. With great pomp and ceremony, the very best log that could be found was brought into the house and placed in the great fireplace. The fire was lit and the servants of the house fathered with the master and there was much singing and celebrating the coming of the Christmas holiday. According to the custom of those days the holiday season lasted twelve full days and the log burned during the entire time. At the end of the holiday, any fragments of the log that remained were carefully collected to be used again the following year to kindle the new Yule log. Celebrating today does not last for twelve days, but the supersti tion that all decorations should be removed by the twelfth night to prevent bad luck in the New Year still survives. ‘Pofeetfan, tycete ^nc*t£ *)k S. The most popular Christmas oeverage in America is eggnog, a stepchild of the old English sack- posset. In early colonial days hot bever ages and punches were very pop ular in America, as they were in England at that time. The English have continued to enjoy them through the years but they became less popular in America. It is only recently that their use in America has increased. Sack-posset, from which came American eggnog, was served hot from a hand-made copper kettle. The drink was served in England for four or five centuries. / NEWBERRY BRANCH L. D. Long George Rodelsperger Martha Ann Kinard Mollie Dowd Joan Bobb JOANNA BRANCH Clyde Tindall, Manager Mrs. Dick Vaughan Frances Evans Eggnog and sack-posset contain the same milk, eggs, sugar and nutmeg. It changed, however, from hot to cold and from a mild sack- flavored drink to a more hearty one with rum and brandy. The colon ists preferred their drinks stronger and cold. There are of course, many varie ties of this drink. There is Old- English Sack Pcsset with sherry and nutmeg and Colonial Eggnog with brandy, light rum and heavy whipped cream. Velvet Eggnog contains vanilla and nutmeg and White Ermine Eggnog uses rum extract and nut meg. Pink Angel Eggnog is made with vanilla extract, peppermint extract and crushed peppermint candy. There are many more versions of this American drink, but which ever you like will enhance your Christmas festivities. Make the punch table more at tractive by using a white floor- length tablecloth decorated with clusters of ball ornaments around the edge. Plan Your Outdoor Decorations To Protect Evergreens In decorating the shrubs around your home, which is becoming a more popular Christmas custom every year, plan your decorations carefully so you will not injure valuable evergreens. Tree experts report that many home owners are giving their ever greens a hot foot with overly- powerful Christmas lights. These experts advise against using light bulbs stronger than 15- watts. They are bright, but do not generate enough beat to burn foliage, even on direct contact. Even when using small bulbs, however it is wise to inspect the lights every day or so. If the fol iage is turning brown in the vicin ity of the lights, then the lights should be moved. It takes many years to grow beautiful shrubbery and even an outstanding light display at Christ mas time is not worth marring valuable evergreens that can be a source of beauty all year long.