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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 158

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  1. Christmas Customs

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    Christmas Eve
    (1) On Christmas Eve the house is cleaned and decorated with holly and ivy.
    (2) On Christmas Eve night big Christmas candles are left lighted in every window to tell the Holy Family that they are welcome to shelter in every house.
    (3) The door is also left open and two empty chairs are left by fire to show the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph that they are welcome into any house, and that they will not be refused shelter as they were on the first Christmas Eve, in Bethlehem.
    (4) An empty cradle is also left by the fire, so that the Blessed Virgin Mary may put the little Infant Jesus in it.
    (5) A yule log is brought in and put on the fire to burn, so that the Holy Family may warm the Infant Jesus.
    (6) The children all hang up their stockings on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus to put something in them,
    Christmas Day
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Christmas (~455)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Devery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusduff, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Michael Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Noggusduff, Co. Offaly