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Believe It Or Not Bob
Ripley who was born on a
Christmas Day, has a most
interesting article in the
January Cosmopolitan reveal
ing many not well-known
facts about Christmas and
Santa Claus. He visited
Bethlehem, which means "thi
house of bread," and the
Church of the Nativity.
The church is built over
the exact spot where the
manger lay. There is onlj
one entrance - a doorway
only four feet high and twc
feet wide, purposely made
so small to prevent the
Mohammedans from riding in
to the church on horseback.
Services go on constant
ly every hour of the night
and day, every day of the
year.
The manger where Christ
was born is in a cave about
12 feet below the groung.
The exact spot where Christ
was born is marked with a
silver star, three feet a
cross - with 14 points, il
luminated brilliantly.
About Santa Claus Bob
says that he was the bishop
Nicholas of Myra in Asia
Minor. That the name San
ta Claus is just the Dutch
pronunciation of St. Nich
olas. He says,"it is to
the Dutch children of littl
old New York that we owe
the quaint and happy cus
tom of hanging the stock
ings by the fireplace on
Christmas Eve. But instea
of stockings, the Dutch
children of 150 years ago
placed outside the door
their wooden shoes, filled
with carrots and greens so
Santa Claus' reindeer would
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not go away hungry."
Today the remains of St.
Nicholas repose in a silver
tomb sealed in a dungeon be
neath the Church of San Ni
colai in Barii Italy. He
relates a thrilling tale of^
©St. Nicholas and why he is
the patron saint of both
children and thieves. Every
one would enjoy the article
which closes with some "Be
lieve It Or Not" facts about
Christmas. Bob invites any
body who does not believe
any of his "facts" to write
to him personally for explar
ation} care of Cosmopolitan.
We are stealing a few of
them they are-.v&o:'s't-":'
ing:
"Christmas was prohibited
in America for 22 years.
"Christmas is celebrated
14 times a year at the Holy
Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
"Christmas isn't celebra
ted on Christmas Island.
"In Santa's home town they
do not celebrate Christmas.
"Standing under the mist
letoe was started by thieves
those who stood under it were
“immune from arrest.
"Tho it is only 1940 A.D.»
this is the 1946th Christ
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Believe Ir Or Not!