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Hanover Area Merchandiser - November 30, 2016 29 Holiday • BAZAARS • CRAFT SHOWS • OPEN HOUSES Holiday Decor Has a Deep History A Most Wonderful Chances are, holiday revelers the old King by his successor. stows fertility and is often associ- will find themselves underneath Nowadays, mistletoe is typi- ated with the Roman festival of Time of the Year! the mistletoe at least once this cally hung in doorways or entry- Saturnalia, a period of merrymak- holiday season. While they might ways from one room to another. ing that pre-dated Christmas. In know what to do when that time This tradition can also trace itself 18th century England, a young lady comes, they might not know the back several centuries to the Mid- standing underneath the mistletoe history of that plant above their dle Ages. During the Middle Ages, could not refuse to be kissed. Once heads. branches of mistletoe were hung kissed, the kiss would signify deep Especially sacred to Celtic Dru- from ceilings to ward off evil spir- romance or eternal friendship. ids, mistletoe was believed bestow its. Throughout Europe, mistletoe History also suggests that mis- life and fertility, while also pro- was placed over doorways in the tletoe was a symbol of peace. In tecting against poison and serving house as well as the stables as a Scandinavia, mistletoe was con- as an aphrodisiac. means to preventing the entrance sidered a plant of peace. When Mistletoe would later take on of witches. standing underneath the mistletoe, a more political meaning, as the The tradition of kissing under- enemies could declare a truce and ritual of cutting the mistletoe came neath the mistletoe likely stems spouses could end any marital tur- symbolized the emasculation of from the belief that mistletoe be- moil with a kiss. SP10A932 St. Joseph the Worker Church Origins of 3rd Annual the Yule Log 5th Annual Country Christmas Bazaar Sat., December 3rd, 2016 • 8am-2pm Christmas Bazaar The burning of a yule log has Homemade Crafts, Food, Jewelry, Books, Baked Goods, Saturday, December 10, 2016 been a Christmas tradition in many Silent Auction plus much more! 8:00 am - 3:00 pm European countries for centuries. (Benefits Food Pantry & Emergency Fund) Parking In Rear It is believed to have originated at Raffle for handmade wooden table & cabinet Handicap Accessible - Thrivent Funded Project plus other baskets as well as many other vendors pagan winter solstice festivals or Trinity Lutheran Church - 6 York Street, yule festivals among Germanic Codorus (Jefferson), PA BREAKFAST/LUNCH AVAILABLE people. Eventually it turned into Held In Deacon Weaver Parish Center, a Christmas tradition – one where 22 East Hanover St., Bonneauville, PA a piece of wood is burned in the hearth, oftentimes overnight until Christmas arrives. Even now, people who have Seventeenth Annual fireplaces in their homes often par- ticipate in the yule log tradition. Christmas But for the many others who don’t Cookie Walk have a fireplace, an enterpris- Barts Centenary United Methodist ing television executive devised Church Parish Hall a solution back in 1966. Fred M. Rear 50 East King Street, Littlestown Thrower, President and CEO of Sat., December 3rd-8 AM - ? WPIX, Inc., a local television sta- Select your own home-baked tion in New York, was inspired Christmas cookies by the pound by a commercial showing Santa Homemade candy also available. Claus in front of a roaring fire. He came up with the concept of air- Soup & Sandwiches ing a continuous loop of a yule log Proceeds benefit Barts Centenary burning so that viewers without United Methodist Women fireplaces could enjoy the magic of the yule log with seasonal music playing in accompaniment to the mesmerizing flames. The original piece of film was a loop of only 17 seconds of film and individu- als could tell it was artificial by its jerky appearance. Eventually Boutique the yule log was refilmed. Annual airing of the yule log took place HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE up until the 1990s. But fans of the holiday staple protested and, after 11 years of being off the air, the December 1st • 2nd • 3rd yule log returned in 2001, a few months after the September 11th OFFERING THE MOST CHIC GIFTS attacks. Television executives cited that people wanted “comfort • STATIONERY / GREETING CARDS food television” and restored the • PURSES / HANDBAGS yule log. • JEWELRY / ACCESSORIES The yule log is now broadcast through many WPIX affiliates, • HOME DÉCOR and many other stations have done • FRAMED ARTWORK their own yule log broadcasts of • HOSTESS GIFTS different ornate fireplaces through- out North America. Some yule log • STOCKING STUFFERS performances can even be pur- chased on DVD as a portable yule log while traveling. HL11C614 Hours THURSDAY - FRIDAY 9:00 - 8:00 SATURDAY 10:00 - 4:00 1001 EAST WALNUT STREET HANOVER, PA 17331 (717) 634-2105.