The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 22, 1960, Image 23
THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1960
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Our very best wishes co out to you
at this holiday season — along with
our sincere thanks for your patron
age in the past!
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WERTZ MUSIC AND
APPLIANCE CO.
932 MAIN STEET PHONE 470
Newberry, South Carolina
CLARA D. WERTZ
David Bowers Bill Mason
Mabel H. Slaton Rachel Bedenbaugh
Edward L ominack Earl Hamrick
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HERE THEY COME . . . The Christmas parade has come to be
a tradition in most American cities and crowds gather all along
the way as beautiful floats pass in review, many of them laden
with toys and reindeer and, somewhere in the lineup, old Santa
Claus himself.
The symbol of Father Time is considerably older than
the popular conception of Santa Claus. The Santa that
we recognize today is of somewhat recent vintage when
compared with Father Time, who is traced to Greek
legend.
Father Time, complete with scythe and time-worn
brow, comes to us as a descendant of the Greek god
Cronus, lord of the universe. But, whereas Father Time
is considered somewhat venerable, Cronus, like many
of mythology’s earthy gods, was not altogether an ad
mirable fellow.
Bad Habit
According to legend, Cronus was warned that one of
his children would dispose of him. To prevent such a hap
pening, he developed a habit of swallowing them at
birth. His wife, Rhea, upon the birth of their child, Zeus,
hid the infant and presented Cronus with a stone wrapped
in swaddling clothes.
Everything ended happily. Cronus disgorged the stone
—as well as the previous children he had swallowed.
Zeus later, as prophesized, dethroned his father and
settled on Mount Olympus where he ruled as chief god
of the Greek pantheon.
Symbol Emerges
Through the years, Cronus’ name became confused
with the word “cronos” which means time. Eventually,
someone placed an hour glass in his empty hand and,
together with the scythe, the popular image of Father
Time was presented to the world.
The New Year Babe is not quite so easy to date, al
though it is known that a baby was paraded as a symbol
of rebirth during the ancient Greek festival of Dionysus,
which would make the Babe symbol almost as old as
that of Father Time. A chief ceremony in the Eleusinian
Mysteries also featured the image of a child.
More recently, a 14th century German folk song de
picts the New Year Babe as we know it today—the sym
bol of a fresh, New Year.
MAGIC HOUR . . . This is an old photograph, hut it is a scene
that is repeated year after year as thousands of merry makers
jam into the streets of Times Square to await the magic hour
when the old year passes and the New Year is born.
BETHLEHEM RECREATED . . . One of the most popular of all
Christmas decorations is the Nativity Scene. In settings such
as the one above at the New York Botanical Gardens, the Nativity
is recreated with life-size figures. In the arrangement above,
three shepherds are shown approaching the holy birthplace.
by
Tom Dorr
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Season’s Greetings