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good sense it was a symbol of
divine energy and love and the
creative power of the Holy
Spirit; in its bad sense it was a
sign of hate. In that meaning
it became a sign of Satan.
Emerald green is often the
symbol of hope and growth in
many Christian paintings.
It was the night of Christ's
birth in Bethlehem. Outside the
stable of the inn where the Holy
Family had taken shelter for
the night, a group of people
had gathered. Among these
were the shepherds who had
come to worship the Babe. All
of them were bearing gifts for
the Child.
There was a young girl in
the gathering. She joined the
group to find out what had
brought them here. When she
heard their story and knew
that the young child born this
night had been called the Sav
iour, she too wanted to go in
and worship.
But she had no gift to offer,
and tears of disappointment
fell from her eyes. As her tears
touched the ground, at that
place there sprang up a bush
and on it was the most beauti
ful white blossom she had ever
seen! She plucked it happily
and reverently offered her gift
to the Christ Child.
According to the legend, it
was in that way, the Christ
mas Rose came into being.
The traditional colors of the
Christmas season are red and
green. These colors have
meant different things to dif
ferent people over the ages.
Color has been used as the
symbol of abstract ideas from
time immemorial.
Green was a sacred color
among the ancient and medi
eval Egyptians who wore it as
a symbol of hope and the joy
of spring.
In early and medieval
Christian art, colors had a
mystic or symbolic meaning.
Red indicated passion. In its
"NACIMENTOS”
In Spain the Nativity scene
is so popular that vendors set
up stands before the holiday.
They offer colorful clay, wood
and cardboard figures which
are arranged into Nativity
scenes, known locally as
"Belenes” or ” Nacimientos".
In some villages it is custom
to award a prize for the best
arrangement of a Belenes.
A small carved figure of the
Madonna and Child is the
proud possession of the Bene
dictine Monastery of Mon-
sterrat near Barcelona. It is
believed that it was carved by
St. Luke and brought to Spain
by St. Peter in 30 A. D.
CAROLS ANT) CAROLING
Caroling was a popular
pastime in England, where
it is said to have come in
common use after the Nor
man Conquest. Various re
ligious carols composed in
other lands were sung, and
Englishmen produced some
of our most beloved carols,
including "Hark, The Her
ald Angels Sing" and "Joy
To The World.”
On Christmas eve, coun
try carol singers spent half
the night tramping the ice
bound ways and frosty
woodlands, now and then
striking up their old melo
dies, w hich sang of the heav
enly birth and earth’s sub
stantial comforts and joys
with impartial mixture. A
fine hearty welcome greeted
them at the houses and farm
steads, whose occupants sat
up in impatient anticipation.
May the holidays strike
a merry note for our
friends in the community
and their loved ones!
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