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Customs brought to Ellis County,
Kansas, by Russian German an
cestors some 75 years ago, were
preserved faithfully for a half
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century and are still observed in
some homes. One of these was that
on Christmas Eve the children,
while awaiting the presents and
goodies which the Christ Kindlein
would bring, were visited by a lady
dressed in white, with a blue girdle
and veiled face. Alter her greeting.
Gelobt sei Jesus Christus praised
be Jesus Christ she would ask
the youngest child to say a prayer,
then inquire about 1he conduct of
the older children. 11 the report
was not good, some light punish
ment was in store. Finally, she
threw nuts on the floor and while
the children scrambled for these.
1 the lady disappeared.
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The Christian tradition oi a
candle binning in the window to
welcome the wayfarer dates back
to medieval times, but the candle s
association with festivals observed
at this time of year is much older.
In the Roman world, candles were
used for the Feast of Saturn, not
only as a means of illumination but
as gilts exchanged in token of
cheerfulness and good will. The
Jews burned candles to mark the
Feast of Dedication and, therefore,
it is not improbable that at the
time of Christ’s birth, candles call
times of Christ’s birth, candles
were burning throughout Pales
tine. In the Greek Church, Christ
mas is called “The Feast of Lights.'
One of the more popular sources
of the candle-in-the-window tradi
tion is told in Clement Moore's
“The Noel Candle.” This is the
story of a French mother and her
two children. Their father, who was
at war, is believed dead and they
have lost their home and most of
their possessions. However, they
thank God that they art still with
one another and therefore, at
Christmas, they place a candle in
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THE CAT! OLIC TIMES CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT December 19,
KOREAN MADONNA
This Madonna from the brush of a young Korean artist, Mr. Unjoung
Pai, painted in a happier day, typifies the strong Christian Faith
among the youth there and their devotion to Our Blessed Mother, a
fat confirmed toy G.I.'a and chaplains who are befriending them.
Traditional
Candle In
The Window
By Kathleen E. Sullivan
A
candle in the window at
Christmas is one of our most
significant traditions. God became
man to lead His people through
the darkness of life with the light
of Faith. I'he candle symbolizes
Christ its wick, the soul wax,
faith the flame, divinity.
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the window of their barren room to
give happiness to some forlorn and
lonely passer-by. The candle has
hardly been lit when a lonely
ragged boy knocks at the door.
They invited the boy to share their
meager Christmas supper with
them. In appreciation for the meal,
the boy blesses the family and de
parts. That same night the father
returns. He tells how in searching
for his family, a ragged boy had
directed him to their door. That
boy was the Christ Child. So they
and their descendants burn a can
dle in the window on Christmas
eve to light the lonely Christ Child
on His way.
I'he Norwegians leave a candle
burning in the window all night as
a sign that any traveler is wel
come for food and shelter. One
member of the family keeps the
Christmas eve vigil over the can
dle to protect it from going out,
but he is not supposed to touch it.
In Ireland only one named Mary
may put out the candle. In England,
before the Reformation, the head
of the house lit an enormous can
die on Christmas eve and every
night thereafter until the eve of
the Epiphany.
An interesting legend is inscrib
ed on a plaque that hangs near lhe
sacristy door of the Cathedral of
Bayeux, in France, and is dated
1230. it tells how on Christmas
morning that year a little choir
boy, running to the sacristy with
a lighted candle in his hand, tripp
ed and fell into the well. All
attempts to rescue him were in
vain. His cries ceased and he was
given up as dead. Gloom reigned
over the Christmas festivities of
the Norman city. Two days later,
a watchman noticed a dim light
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some miles out at sea. It appeared
to be floating on the water, sup
ported by two white wings. Some
fishermen saw it, too, and heard
a child calling out, “Noel! Noel!”
Then, to their amazement, they
saw the choir boy of Bayeux stand
ing safely on the beach, holding a
lighted candle in his hand.
When he fell, it was learned, he
promised the Christ Child to be
come a priest if he could be re
turned safely to his mother. He
told how he had been carried
through the water into a beauti
ful chapel where he saw the Christ
Child surrounded by the Holy In
nocents. Then the Christ Child
restored him to safety.
The miraculously saved child
was dressed in pontifical robes and
seated on the bishops throne
the cathedral. From that time
Bayeux has celebrated the festival
of “the Child Bishop.”
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