Kiowa County Democrat. (Snyder, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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I \i| H with more of an alament of
I Wf H my.tlcl.rn than doe. ha of,
I w w I ray other nation. It m
probably a survival of the
fttl 1 *«• **«k d*** whe“ 52
painted anceatora celebrated
their myeterloue rltee,
Chrl.tm... under their dark
net end qussrest of Chrl.tmae customs. whjaqe
origin lalo.1 la tha hoarleat antiquity. They
have all la tha proceee of Urns »a«Md »
Chrt.tlan character, more or lew wlgMnad.
Sat tha folk-lorlata will tail youthat they data
from tha daya of Wotan and Freyn.
Tha peaaaata of Blltela. tha woodmen of tha
Black Foreet. and tha hlllsman
happily know nothing of the origin of tha quaer
pranks they play at Chrtetmaa;th«ronly
know that they hare keen handed down by
their fathere, and that they In t“ra T,“* hVJ.
down tha Immemorial custom, to their chll
4,Jn'Germany the old custom of mummlng l.
aUll kept up. From house to bouse these i
mummer, go. The .heph.rd., efpecl»lly. are
.tii.rtililDi They are the comic men of the
Tmuds who la a half grotesque and half seri-
es Cnv moreen" the event. of the nativity.
^Mwae^amou. company of Chrirtma.
SSTMffAK* ■WSmSS
wearied of pokftg Ms at the mlnl.ter
°*Alter °these rosing villager* haT* rec**d
Mslr farago of noaaeaae, or It, may be their
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far/? TWO CH/lMEtf, fiMfrm
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mental way. of regarding Christmas the Oer-
mu never forgets It Is eminently a season or
good cheer. Pork In every form and beer
usually take the plaoe of roast beef, turkey,
end stronger drinks. Then they also have the
boar’s head with a lemon
grinning tuaka. Of course thin delicacy dates
hack to Wotan1. day. Tradition says Wotan
wu fond of the boar’s head, but It la not e»«y
to see where the lemon cornea In, as the goa
Ruprecht, or Nikolaus, Mgeli and other
Christmas novelties. Some of tbeee are
flavored with honey, some with pepper, but
all are of .uch consistency that no ordinary
grown-up person could enjoy a surfeit of
them and survive the feast. Only children
seem to be abla to eat these konlgbucken
and live.
Thuringia boasts of another curious
Christmas delicacy which only the Initiated
onn truly appreciate, this la boiled auet dump-
llnga and herrlnga. One cannot be blamed for
asking, why this, mixture? Was the herring
also favored by Wotan?
The herring, aa a Christman dainty, la also
favored throughout Saxony, but there take,
the form of a salad, and la eaten with smoked
pork, and a delicate kind of sauerkraut, In
which caraway seeda are prominent. The
Saxony peasant’s Christmas table la Invariably
decked with these dishes on Christmas eve,
and remains thus spread out during the night.
His Idea In doing thla la that angels, possibly
was certainly wot i^xnUlwr wfittethlw^ tart fruit. n»^aw nectar ^ ambrosia, may condescend
E*rtt hi. humble abode while he eleep. and
S'ot hold oV and ^und thta animal's head regal, themaelve. with Saxon smoked beef
are garnishing* of sausage and green cab-
Laag
SUeela I* a province which bus especially
earned a reputation for eucenlent dishes. Some
of the moat renowned of German gastronomi-
es! authoritle. have lent additional lustei>to
the place by being bom there. At Chrl.tmae
time the dish moat In requast among the fllle-
•Ians le a smoked pig’s head with baked fruit
packed in It. and also generously aptwef °»«
the whole dleh. This dainty rejoices In the
nfw.. of Hlmmelerelch (the kingdom of
** In North Germany the pig’s head la not aa
prominent aa In the south. Here there le mojre
miscellaneous Chrl.tm.. eating.
but altogether In variance with American
taates. Cakes of all *l*ee »B<1 *!!
baked and eaten, and eome of tbeee nave e
toughness of gutta percha end s hardnee* of
granite. Thee, sake* tah* the form of Kaeehl
and herring selad.
It le Interesting to watch the transformation
of n German village at Christmas from Its
usually treeless appearance Into a town laid
In a forest of lira. Wagon loads of these resin-
scented trees are sent from the hills of Thurin-
gia, the Harts and Bllealn, and are put up In
even rowa In the etreete end squares of the
town. There Is nothing like It In any other
country. For a fortnight before the great
feast these long (venue* of "Tannen" are
crowded with eurvr purchasers, men, women
and children of all ngea, and of every station
In Mfe. The great desire of each I* to get a
symmetrical tree, and as few tree* are liter-
ally perfect In shape. It Is the business of the
tree merchant to supply branches and thus
give the tree the desired roundness.
It le the tree that la the attraction of every
Oerman home froifl the halter's palace down to
Ihs humblest peewnt'e hut, and around It
the German's beet nnd klndlleet thoughts cen-
ter. The tree Is not for the German eimPtF
a convenient dueter of mere boughs on which
to stick candles and hang present*. It eteud*
for the moat sacred and moat dread of all
trees, the one once erected on Mount Calvary,
and hM thu§ become the slin Rod eeal of hfts
Christian faith.
A Christmas Dseoration.
When the children have tired of even their
new possessions (and how aoon the new be
cornea old) and It Is too early for the sandman
to pay hla nightly vlalt. try this simple amuse-
ment: Suspend a wreath of holly or ever-
green from a doorway and give to each child
an equal quantity of nut*, paper-wrapped can
dies or favora that will stand handling, then
see who can throw the most articles through
the wreath Into a basket placed to catch them.
Give a simple reward to add seat to the gam*.
In the same manner the game of “twos" I*
conducted. Take a large napkin or piece of
•tout paper. Plaoe a lot of nute or hard can-
dles In the center. Let a child take hold of
each corner and give three vigorous tosses,
singing:
"Goodies, goodie*, dnnee, my Christmas goodie*
Up they go, down they go; dance, my Christ-
mas goodies."
Then there will be a lively scrimmage to see
who can recover the most.
These little devices will make a Jolly ending
to the happiest day In the year for the chil-
dren. Put them to bed with pretty songs ring
Ing In their oars.
"Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night—
Chrlatmaa where enow peak* stand solemn and
white,
Christmas where the cornflelds lie sunny and
bright,
Klverywhere, averywhere, Christmas to-tight."
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Anderson, John H. Kiowa County Democrat. (Snyder, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908, newspaper, December 17, 1908; Snyder, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc497456/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.