THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 18GG.
Continued from (he Eighth l'age.i
Creature, whoso thoughtless soul finds esrprps
elon In a never-eiidiriR Utter, is commanded to
cast herself flat upon the floor, and in this Irri
table posturo to whittle "Yankee Doodle" under
chair, without laushinir, the Christmas dinner
gets shaking that materially assists in its
aleestlon.
lint every country under the sun, and each
particular neighborhood, has its own especial
pastimes for this merriest day of all the year,
and to attempt their mere enumeration would
1)6 a wearisome and thankless task.
CHRISTMAS SUPERSTITIONS.
the Crowing of the Cooks Spinning on Christ-
mas-Day The Cattle at their Devotions
Taking Sown the Evergreens The
Burning of the Yule-Log The
Sti anger on the Grate,
and Othor Omens.
It Is not unnatural that the Christina season
should have many peculiar suporstitions attach
ing to it, nor that some of them should still
linger in the minds of the people. One of the
most ancient and curious ol these was that con
cerning .
The Crowing of the Cocks.
Silent during the hours of cUrknese through
out the rest ot the year, tt was believed In olJcn
times that "this bird of dawning" crowed from
Ike setting of the sun on Chrlstma eve to its
xlslng on Christmas morn. Shakespeare has
seized upon this pooulor tradition, and turned
It to good advantage in one of the ghost scenes
In IJam'et. "Marcellus" reminds his com
panions that the ghost "laded on the crowing ol
the cock," and then continues in the following
beautiful strain:
Boms nay, tbat ever 'gainst that season come
Vt herein our Saviour's birth Is celebrated,
. Tbls bird of dawning smooth all night long:
. And tben, the? say.no spirit stirs abroad;
The nights are wholesome t then ao planet strikes;
Jo fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
8 hallow'd and so gracious Is the time."
In old times there was a prejudice among the
people of Scotland against
Spinning on Christmas-Day,
hey believing that it was nothing less than
preachers, overflowing with anti-Christmas pre
judices, took especial pains to rid tlieir flocka of
this idea. Their efforts in that direction are
thus described in Jhone Hamilton's "Facile
Traictise:
"The ministers of Scotland in contempt ol the
vtner halle daves obseruil be England cause their
wytic and soruants spin in open sicht of the people
upon leal day; and the r aflToctionuate aujteurs
coDBtraines their ton ant.) to yok their pkuohs on
Yen! ony, m contempt of Christ's Natluitio, whilk
oor Lord has not lolt vupunimt; for tliair oxln ran
vrod mad, and brak their nakis, and Icamtt lamed
Bum p ugh men, as is notoriously kuawiu lu siudrie
partes ol Scotland."
The Devotion of Cattle.
In the counties of Cornwall and Devon, in
England, it was lon believed, und it is proba
ble that the notion still lingers thero and in
Other out-of-the-wny places, that at twelve
o'clock the cattle in their stalls would fall upon
their knees and make "a cruel moan, like Chris
tian creatures." It is lo said that these dumb
brutes, knowing nauahtof the change of stvle
in reckoning the year, coutinued their devo
tions on the eve of the oi l Chiistmas. The tra
dition probably originated in the fact that in
many of tno old pictures of the Nativity the ox
and abs aro repre.-un'.ed as heing upon their
knees, in acknowledgment of the sovereignty of
the new-born babe.
Down with the Evergreens.
We have already plated that, according to the
canons of the ecclesiastics, nil the Christmas
decorations of churches and houses must be re
moved before the second of February. If any
of the evergreens were suffered to remain after
that period, it was considered an onion of ill,
as expressed in the following liues by Herrlck:
"For look, how many leaves there be
Neglected there maids trust to me,
So many gobjlusyou shall see.'
There were likewise many superstitious no
' lions at sociated with
The Burning of the Yule-Log,
' It was the custom to deposit In some secure
place the charred remains of the Yule-loe, from
which to light its successor on the ensuing
Christmas. And it was believed that the preser
vation of this remnant would unfailingly secure
the uou&e agaiusttire throughout the coming
year.
So, too, if a person who was troubled with a
squint 6bould chance to enter the hall while the
log was burniue, the omen was considered un
propitious. A like idea attended the arrival of
of a person with bare feet, more especially when
tliut person happened to be a ilat-iooted woman.
The Stranger in the Grate
Was another omea.which was variously inter
preted, according to the circumstances. As is
well known, the action of the fire oa the smoke
arising from the coals causes it to assume fan
tastic forms, from which it is possible for a
lively imagination to picture anything that
happens to come in mind. The rank of the
fanciful etrancer was therefore determined by
- the height of the bar to which the flake of
smoke tor the moment adhered. The stranger's
perfections were determined by the outline of
the flake, each jae or rent in which betokened
a coiresponding delect. The stranger would
bring joy or sorrow, according as the tire
burned bright or low; and should the flames
suddenly start up in a sparkle, it was augured
that a hero from the wars was close at hnnd.
If any anxious maiden desires to know just
when her hero will arrive, she must clap her
hands before the gra'.e, and calculate the days
of waiting by the time consumed by the flake of
smoke in failing from its place. Among
Other Omnlons Occurrences,
if a person unluckily muffed out a candle, his
or her pairing with one of the opposite sex
during the coining year was a thing not to be
thought of; unless, indeed, a spsrk should
remain, from which the candle could be re
kindled by blowing on it. So it was believed
mat, ureau uiiKeu on nnsimas-eve wouia never
mould; and when Christmas fell on a Sunday,
good luck awaited every one, while the reverse
was the case when the festival happened on a
lturday.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
The Christmas Gift The Legend of Banta Claus
Ch.istmas Charities.
The crowning glory of the Christinas season is
The Christina Gift.
It is in the expectation of this that the young
licarts of every Christian household beat high
and wild with hope ior many weeks. And not
alone by them are the amenities of the holiday
season thus looked forward to with eager long
Jng. Sad, Indeed, is the lot of him or her for
whom, on Christmas morn, there is not at hand
some token, however slight, of the remembrance
Of relatives and friends. Such an one is vlrtu
nllv an outcast, a being who has no place at the
ChrUtmas board or around the Christmas h earth.
Tor the most attractive way in which this pas
slon for gift-making can be Indulged, we aro
Indebted to
The Legend of Banta Claus.
Tills thadowy personage is variously known
in this ronnirv and thn Herman Fatherland.
from which last the tradition is derived, ns
Faniri Clara, Kris Kirikle a corruption of Christ
Kindiein or Infant Christ and Naint Nicholas ;
and Irom the various attributes assigned him
the latter Is evidently his great prototype. We
could give no belter version of the story than is
found in the following immortal poem, by
Clement 0. Moorei
" Twas the night before Csristmas, when all thro' the
house
Hot a creature was stirring, not even moue i
The Btockinvs were nuns; by the ohlmnnvs with care,
In hopes that St. Mcholassoon would be there i
Hie children were nestled all ho.uk in their beds,
While vllons of sugar-plums danced through their
heads)
WalTINO FOR SANTA CLAU3.
A nd mamma In her kerchief, an I In air can,
Had Just Milled our brains lor a loos winter's gt(
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
1 sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
A way to the window I flew Use flash,
Tore opea the ahultor, and Hire n up Uie sag! (
The moon on the breast of the nw fallen snow,
Cinve the lustre ol mid-day to objects be ow.
When what to my wondering eve should apiear.
But a miniature sleigh and elitht tiny reindeer,
With a little old drlvr. s lively and quick,
1 knew. In a moment It must be St. N lok.
More rapid than eagles bis coursers ther came.
And be whistled and shoutd and called them br names
ow Dasher I now Dancer I now Prancer i now
Vixen I
On. Cemet I on, Cnp'd I on, Dondnrand Bltxent
To tho too of the porch I To the top ot the wall I
Kow. dasb away, dash awav, dash away, all 1'
As leaves that betore the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obitao e mount to the sky,
Ho tip to the housetop the coursers lhey flew.
With tbe sieliih lull of to- g and Ht. Nicholas, too.
And then, In a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing oi each little hoof.
As I drew In my head and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nlonolai camo with a bound.
He wasdressea all In fur liora bis head to bis toot.
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes a' id soot;
A bundle or toys he bad flun on his bac k.
And he looked like a ped llor Just opening his pack.
Ills ees-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry 1
His cheeks were like roses, nls nose like a cherry;
H Is droll little month vat drawn ao like a bow.
And the beard on his chin was ai white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he hell tight In his teeth,
And tl-e smoke It eiclrcUd Ms head like a wreath;
He had a broad face end a little I ound bel.v,
0 list shook when he 'authed, 'tk e a bowl tall of Jelly.
He won chubby and plump, a right Jolly old elf;
"a right jollt old elf."
And I laughed, when I saw him, In spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
hoon gave me to know 1 had nothing to oread,
lie spake nut a word, but went straight to his work,
And tilled all the stockings; then turned with a Jerk,
And Jflvinjf his finger aside of bis now,
Aid giving a nod, up the chimney lie rose,
lie sprang to his sluigh, to his team gave a whistle),
And away they ail flw, like the down ol the thistle;
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
'Merry Christinas to all, and to all a good night 1' "
Closely associated with Christmas gifts
are
the
Chrlstmaa Charities.
But while the former passes only from rela
tive to relative, or from friend to friend, the
latter embi ace all humanity, and have special
relrrence to the poir. In almost all Christian
lands it has been the ruiitom lor the ricti to tur-nii-h
the poor in their neighborhood with a sub
stantial Christmas dinner, in addition to the be
st jwiner ot various other favors onlhatereat
holiday. So, too, in the public corrective insti
tutions, it is usual for the corrupted and impo
verished elements of the population to be
treated to a feast that does not shame the day.
These occasions afford faint glimmers of that
bright and joyous life which throughout the
rest of the year is unknown to the subjects of
poverty ana crime.
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD.
Special Christmas Customs in Particular Countries
In England Devonshire Cheshire
Manchester Christmas in Scotland
In Ireland In France In
Germany In the United
Stites.
We have thus far given a systematic account
of the origin, history, and character of the great
Christmas Festival ; aud in course of so doing
we have necessarily treated of most of tho pecu
liarities which characterize it in tbe Old World
and the New alike. There remains, however,
a number of special customs of particular coun
tries and localities which we shall now take up
in order, commencing with our Mother Country.
Spci-lal Chrlstmaa Customs In Kuglaud.
Iu the count v of Devon, as we have already
seen uudcr the head of "Christmas Sports,"" the
buininor of tho Yule-log was attended with
cerciLouics unlike tho.se prevalent in other sec
tions of the country. We have also noted toe
peculiar superstition tuere prevalent concerning
the devotiou of the c&ttlu on Christmas-eve.
Devonshire, in truth, appears to have a Christ
mas peculiarly its own. Still another local cus
tom is yet in vogue in some localities- of the
county. On Christmas-eve the farmer, with
his family and friends, are in the habit of nor
taking of hot cakes dipped in cider, tho beverage
ltpeli being ued to wash down tbe crumbs.
This done, the party proceed to the orchard
and make an ottering ol a portion ot these
cavory dishes to the apple-trees, in the lork ot
the tree the t ake is deposited with due cere
mony, while the tree itself is drenched with the
juico of its fruit. Meanwhile the men are tiring
off guns and pistols, and tho women and girls are
shouting this dogtjercl verae:
"Bear bine, apples and pears enow
Barns lull, bags lull, tacks lull.
ilurruhl hurrah 1 hurrah!"
Iu the county of Norfolk they formerly had a
similar custom of sprinkling the oichards and
meadows with spiced ale. In the neighborhood
ot the New Forest, in Hampshire, a similar
ceremony is still practised.
Cheshire likewise has its peculiar customs.
In Chester aud the neighboring villages crowds
of Binders parade the streets on Christmas eve,
receiving substantial entertainment at every
house which they honor with a call. So, by an
aucient custom of the country, servants engage
themselves to their employers from New Year's
eve to Christmas Day only. During tho inter
vening seven days the masters are oblieed
to shift for themselves, as all their late em-
Iiloyes, in holiday attire, are then to be found
u the larger tawna, making merry .with the
saving of a year. It is then that the keepers
of shops and publio houses drive a thriving
trade by day, while at night the towns are mads
hideous by tbe revelries of the thoughtless
crowds. Terpsichore and Bacchus then reign
nprrme, as they did during the celebration of
(he ancient liora an Saurnaia, when the rela
tion of master and servant was, for the time, In
like manner effectually dissolved.
At Manchester they have a fashion of cele
brating; Christmas in a way that la hlirhly char
acteristic of the England of three and four cen
turies ego. Under the superintendence of the
DirccUns of (he Mechanics' Institution, an
annual "Christmas Tarty" is held each year in
the monftrous Free Trade Hall, which can
accommodate full five thousand people. The
President ot the Institution takes the chair at
the opening of the ceremonies, bat he is soon
superseded bv the jolly ''Lord of Misrule,"
under whore direction masking, mumminr, and
singing have full sway. Sometimes there is
alfo a procession ol the months, at other times
of tho seasons, tin I at all times ot (he old
fashioned Wassail-Howl. Nor is the bringing
in of the Boar's Head ever omitted. At one of
these festivals, recently, the great national
drama ol taint Veorge aha the Draqon was repre
sented in handsome stylo. The Patron-Saint of
Knglard, after performing prodigies of valor,
the merist mention of which would staeser the
belief of our readers, at last encounti-rcd the
ferocious "Dragon," whom he slew after a hot
and lurious contest. Tbe debris of the battle
was then cleared away, when the dellunted
spectators betook themselves to tripping "ih
lU-ht fantastic tre."
There are many other localities In England in
which interesting local ceremonies are still
prnctbed, but wo must hateu on to
Chrlstmaa in Krotlaud.
As we have already stated, it is only lu t'le
Highlands, and in a few. sections of the south
ern portion ol the country, that the teritlvitiea
of the winter sol.-ttice are conducted at Christmas.
lu these sections, at early dawn on Christmas
Diiy, tbe housemaid proceeds to make, from rnea!
which was steeped two weeks beiore txsovo.na
howte, the 1'rechdachdan tour, or sour scones.
Those fintf-hed, the housemaid turns her atten
tion to the baking ot hard cakes and solt cakes,
and other' edibles, aniong which we Und suca
tmtlnndish and incomprehensible names as
brandcred bannocks and pannich perm. The
foirons, a sort of oatmeal porridge, are then
boiled down to the consistency of molasses; and
by this time the laqan le vrich, or "yeast bread,"
is readv. These various dishes are tben served
up to the whole family while still in bed; and
not till old and jounghave emptied their bwkers
do they condescend to rise.
The time between risiDg and dinner Is paei
by the old people in consulting the ntgns of the
coming year, and by the young in boisterous
sports, among which the prominent ones are
swinging, prize shooting, and bait throwing.
Tho dinner itself is substantial and tempting.
One of the favorite dishes is termed sonsy or
savoury haggis, which is a lumble of sheep's
maw, lung, heart, and liver, mixed with suet,
onions, pepper, aud salt; or ot tbe latter aud
oatmeal alone. To the dinner succeeds the
bowl, and when it has had a free and easy cir
culation, thereby raising the spirits of the com
nsny to the proper pitch. th"y hasien to the
ball-room or the card-table, and pass the re
mainder of the day in great good-humor with
themselves and with all the world.
One of the characteristic features of a
Christmas la Ireland
is the practice of a barbarous sport, teimed
"Hunting the Wren." To this diminitive bird
tbe Irish people profess a great antipathy,
which had its origin, according to tradition, in
several different ways. By some authorities it
is said that at tho battle of Glinsuly, in county
Doneeal, the Catholics would have surprised
the IroteHtant army sleeping, had the latter not
been awakened by some wrens who were danc
ing and picking away on their drums. A similar
incident is also, bv some writers, attributed to
the invasion of Ireland by tbe Danes. By others
it is &aid tlmt the superstitious awe in which
the Druids held the wren, whom they con
sidered the King of all the Feathered Tribe,
caused the first Christian missonaries to perse
cute the inoffensive bird, and by their com
mand it is hunted to the death with great glee to
the present day.
Tie this at It mav, wron hunting 1 one of the
most boisterous and attractive ot the Irish holi
day sports. Theie is, indeed, a dispute as to
whether the proper day for the hunt is Christ
mas or St. tepuen's, although we believe it is
at j;resent practised only on the former. Ou
this day the wren or "the Devil's Servant." as
it is called by its mortal Joes is hunted with
untiring zeal, and battered to death wherever
found.
To the hunting of the wren succeeds the cere
mony of the "Wreu-Bush." In this the slaught
ered' bird is suspended by the leu to a "buf.h" of
holly and ivy, and in this manner is carried
through the Milage streets, from door to door,
at the head of a merry proo?ssion of men,
women, and children. The ceremony is teruu
rated by a renular Irish frolic, in which fun,
dancing, and love-making vie for the mastery.
In loiiner times tho procession was atcended
with much frcater pomp than at present, the
roval bird bciun decked with pav ribbon;', and
1 borne alolt by persons selected lor the occasion;
wbiie tbeir loiiowers were arrayea iu grotesque
costumt s, and had in their company the clc. ices
of hot by horses, fiery diagons, and rampant
t-eipenrs, who fii?kpd their tails about In a
manner that conrributed greatly to the edifica
tion of the crowd of spectators.
Christmas In France
is not what it Is in England or Americu. lu
the first place, a Frenchman abhors a plum
pudding. His Christmas, to English eyes, at
least, is therefore a very insignificant affair. It
is nevertheless an occasion of great merriment,
aud it has become a custom on that day to ap
pease, family quarrels, to settle upon marriages,
und to peisuade dissatisfied couples again to
risk tbe sorrows of wedded life, for the sake of
its manliest joys. The most attractive element
in the feasting of the day is a rare and pnlatabla
selection ot Southern fruits, which at tbia season
of tbe year are brought into Paris in enormous
quantities. Grand ballets are to be seen at the
theatres', atd balls aud soupers are the entertain
ments which are provided tor such as lre iueut
the gaming-houses. Atmidnight, too, on Christ
mas eve, the priests are accustomed to celebrate
maps in an impressive manner, the churches
and altars being profusely and elegantly deco
lated. The singing on these occasions is par
ticularly good, "and is listened to by greot
ciowds of eajrer and happy people.
The English custom of burning the Yule-lo
is copied utter in some f-ections of the country,
where a large log is placed upon the hearth at
six o'clock on Christmas Eve. This was at one
time recarded as a sure protection irom pesti
lence during the whole of the ensuing year for
all who sat around its blazing coals. The legend
of Santa Claus likewise lingers in France, that
popular individual there passing under the
name of lionhomme Noel, Shoes, instead of
blockings, are used as receptacles for the toys
mid candies intended for the little folks.
Christmas In Germany.
The great feature oi the Christmas festival in
Germany is the Christmas tree. This beautiful
custom Is almost universal in this country,
although in England it was quite unknown until
within the laBl quarter of a century. In Ger
many it is a very ancient custom, and had its
origin iu all probability in some or the niedheval
pageants which were so popular on the con
tinent. The tree ia usually ot tir. although both
birch and yew are used. The Christmas tree is
there always illuminated, the smaller gifts
danerling from tbe boughs, while the more
bulky ones are deposited around it on the table.
In the Cutholic sections of Germany, the Christ
child, from whom tbe elfts are alleged to come,
is frequently personated by a person robed In
white, Hnd bearing a crown and wings of gilt,
liut this feature, being considered irreverent on
account of the deceit which it involves, is said
to be rawing Into disuse.
Christmas In the United States.
It Is scarcely necessary for us to dwell at any
length upon the special observance of Christ
mas in our own country. Every one is familiar
w th it, aud the only points that require auy
explanation have already been touched upon.
Our people are, perhaps, not quite eo boisteious
as were their KnglwU ancestors, not entirely
given up to that ieckloss abandon which Is still
a marked characteristic ot tho festival as cele
brated in our Mother Country. And yet, we
believe that, outside of New England, where tho
old Calvlmstic leaven Is not yet extinct, it I the
linppiest, the gayest, and the jolllest soason ol
the year. '
Most of the churches, especially those of the
Episcopal denomination, are handsomely deco
rated, and services appropriate to the occasion
are held on ChrUtmas mornintr. The re
mainder of the day, as well as the preceding
evening, and, as' a general thing, the
entire virek between Christmas and New Var is
f given up to social enjoyment, especially on tbe
part ot tne cnimren. rnc principal en arm
which the occasion has for them, however, is
bat of the Christmas Rtft. Tbe chimney is the
luvorite channel through which the presents
reach them and Krla-Kinkle Is the patron saint
to whom they are tauirht to ascribe the un
bounded generosity of which they are the happy
recipients In many families the Christmas
tree is preferred to the stocking, and in many
others both are called Into requisition.
A valuable lesson in the art of huuianklml
i.ess, and one well suited to the day, can be
gleaned from the scene presented by a Christ
mas tree in a family ot the poorer class.
Around a little scrub of a pine, in the branches
of which repose half a dozen gingerbread anl a
few sticks ol peppermint candy, behold the
dazzled urchins eathcred, each one arrayed in
his best bib aud tucker, his simple heart thrilled
with a joy that has been unkuown for mt.ny
dreary and wenry months! How much happi
ness even a few dimes can purchase.
And now, having fulfilled the promise given
nt the outset, by collecting almost all that is
known, und certainly aU tbat is of any value or
interest, concerning the origin, history, and
celebration of the anniversary of Christ's Na
tivity, we agam, and in all sincerity, invoke for
ou, kind reader, "A Merbib Christmas and a
Haitie New Year"!
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