Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1960-12-01 / 12. szám
4 FRATERNITY solstice, brought green date palms into their homes, as a symbol of “life triumphants over death”. When the Romans celebrated the feast of Saturn, a part of the ceremony was the raising of an evergreen bough. And the early Scandinavians also did homage to the fir tree. To these people, the evergreen — tall and lush when everything around it had succumbed to winter’s frost — was a wonderful thing ... enjoying special favor from the gods. Hessian soldiers brought the first Christmas tree to America. But the custom of lighting trees in public places originated here. Today, the United States has a national Christmas Tree, designated by the Department of the Interior. It is 267 feet high and is located in General Grant National Park near Fresno, California. This season, two-thirds of the homes across the nation will be glowing with the warm lights of the Christmas tree. But something new will be added. Buffet tables and mantel pieces will sport their own tiny version of nature’s own evergreen. Instructions for making these decorative little trees are easy to follow. Get the whole family together to make them. A very decorative, three-dimensional tree can be made from strips of paper. First cut graduated strips, small ones for the top branches of the tree and longer ones for the bottom branches. Make the strips about an inch wide. Color the strips with Crayola crayons. Unusual patterns can be achieved by placing a textured material under the paper, and then rubbing the side of a crayon over the paper. A piece of corrugated board, a rubber sink mat, or anything that has a kind of
