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Students Explain Christmas Customs Of The World THE BAYTOWN SUN Wtdtmday, Dtcgmber 34, 11-A By D'EVA LUTHRtNGER sad. LYNN HUGHES (EDITOR'S NOTE: We interviewed 17 children from nine grader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni RanghetU, who moved here from Milan, Italy, in August. He does not come down the countries now attending six chimney.

He comes through the elementaries here to determine door arid leaves presents in the foreign Christmas customs. We kitchen and Uvingroom instead encountered language barrlerslof under the tree, she said and shyness with the children. "I've never seen him, but 1 Saoiv he wears a red hat and suit and black boots and is fat. "Reindeer pull his sled. "I saw Santa in the Christmas The picture presented here may not be accurate.

It is, however, the'view of Christmas from a child's: eye and that may, picture of Christmas.) The spirit of Christmas is about the same in most places but customs and observances vary in many countries. Even the period of Christmas holidays vat) 1 and children don't receive their gifts from the same person in all nations. Most of the children had heard of Santa Claus and said he bejbe most significant parade and he is the same one that came to my house in Italy," Christina said. In her homeland. Christina and her friends put their letters to Santa in helium-filled balloons and let them drift into the sky "to go to the North Pole." My Hanh Trang, 8-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Van Khanh Trang, who came here last summer from Saigon--she's brought their gifts on Christmas la Bowie third grader-explained Eve or Christmas Day. i through hand motions and Italy, Santa Claus lives in jierpreter, Laura Smith, that the sky and comes to the homes 'Santa brings toys to the children by sled," remembered Christina land nodded when asked if the Ranghelti, 9-year-old Bowie Itoys arrived on Christmas Eve. In Thailand, Santa delivers home islands Md ends Jan. 6 Santa brought his gilts on Christ toys, candy and clothes to the children on Christmas Eve while the children are asleep.

Goy Oparakum, 8, third grader, and her brother Mac, 7, first grader, both at San Jacinto Elementary, are the children of Mr, and Mrs. B. J. Oparakum. who have bee.n here several months from Thailand.

They said they had no Christmas tree but their gifts were left in their house. A Philippine, Rodolfa (Ricky) Jaminola, 10, Carver-Jones fifth grader, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo Jaminola, who moved here last spring from Manila, received candy and toys from Santa and that's what he expects this year, he said. Another Philippine, Rod Isberto, 6-year-old Pumphrey student and son of Mr.

and Ramado Fernandez Isberto, was born here and has never known a Christmas in the Philippines. He celebrates as other American children do. His mother, however, said Christmas begins Dec. 16 in her with (herFeast of the Three mas Day, Kings, On Christmas Eve, people at tend a nativity play at cburct and, during the holidays, go caroling, receiving rice cakes, rice candies or rice cookie; and money for charity from those they serenade. Children receive gifts from delivered their godparents on Christmas Christmas Day.

Two French sisters-Sabine, 8, and Muriel, 10-said their Christmases in Milan, France, were the same as they are here. They moved to Baytown in November 1974 with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blachtua. They attend Pumphrey Elementary.

One big difference, they said, is that, before they can open their gifts, they sing Christmas songs to their parents. Hyon T. Yim, 10, a Pumphrey fourth grader and son of Mr. and Mrs. Chan Yim, who have been in the U.

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Nicholas comes on Dec, 6 to fill children's boots with candv, fruit, nuts and small gilts. Santa brings other gifts on Christmas Eve. Santa and St. Nick are helpers ot the Christ Child and the gifts delivered by them are from Jesus. The tovs are made with the help of angels in Santa's workshop, which is in the sky.

Many German families go to special church services on Christmas Eve and, while they are gone, Santa delivers the Christmas tree and gifts from the Christ Child. When they get home, the children are not allowed in the room where the tree is located, but must wait until Santa rings a bell. All the while, however, the youngsteis try to peep through the keyhole to get a glimpse of Santa. The bell is the signal that the children may enter the room. They can see the gifts under the tree, but say a prayer and sing a Christmas song before opening the packages.

There are four German children in Baytown, all attending Stephen F. Austin. They are Karola, Ulrike, and Mechthild, 9, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. lleinrich Haupt, who moved here Sir June; and Antje Brandl, 7, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Hermann Brandl, who moved here last January. Their mothers helped explain Christmas customs in their homeland. The two families originated in different parts of Germany and some of their holiday customs are different, the mothers said. Gay Brockington, 11-year-old fifth grader at Highlands Elementary, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. L. A. Brockington, didn't observe the Christian Christmas but had a similar holiday when friends exchanged gifts, school was out and there were parties. Homes and schools in her native Thailand were decorated.

She had heard of Santa from her father but she didn't know about Jesus. She said she was surprised when she moved here about three years ago and began observing Christmas. Gifts she receives here are different from those received in Thailand and she likes the ones she gets now. "I didn't get teddy bears in Thailand and the shoes and clothes here are different," she said. Grace Chen, 6-year-old first grader at Highlands Elementary, moved to Highlands from Hong Kpng with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Chen. She had not known of Christmas on the British-influenced island off the coast of China. Rabia Ilahi, 10, daughter Mr. and Mrs.

Mohamad Arif Ilahi, and her cousin, Omer Ilahi, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Aslam Ilahi, are Moslems from Pakistan and do not celebrate Chrsitmas. The Bowie fifth graders described Ead, a religious holiday which ends in December. A month before Ead, Pakistani Moslems observe a fast called Rosa, which lasts "a whole calendar month," Omer explained.

During Rosa, they are allowed to eat at 5 a.m. and again after 7:30 p.m. Prayers are offered in HI U1V JUUJUUI, atLMJJWIi yllu evening. The last day of Rosa begins Sad, which Omer said is observed to strengthen will power and religious beliefs. "Long ago, a prophet called Abraham had a son.

The prophet dreamed God told him to behead us son as proof of his devotion God. "The prophet just about to behead his son as he was told when the voice of God came to iim again and sent a goat to lehead instead of his son," Omer said. "It is for this reason Moslems observe Ead-to show their devotion," Rabia said. It is because of the story from Koran, the Islam Book of jod, that Moslems sacrifice a and eat the head during the luge Ead feast. Money and gifts are exchanged during Ead, the elders giving to the young.

A person may not jive a present to a person older he, the children said. Rabia said her family will not celebrate this year because her father is going to play in a tennis tournament in Anmrillo. Omer's family will not follow traditional Ead observances this year either: "We can't get goats to sacrifice, Instead we will go to a feast at the University of Houston." San Antonio's Santa May Be Hare Krishna SAN ANTONIO, Tes. (AP) Ere Santa drives out of sight this (ear, he might just proclaim in a oily baritone, "Hare Krishna." Devotees of Hare Krishna, a religious movement with roots India more than 5,000 years igo, generally shave their leads except for a top-knotch, wear flowing robes and chant slowly the praises of their lord. Krishna.

But this holiday six of them are passing out candy canes to occupants of cars stacked up at a stop light in busy north San Antonio, dressed as Santa Clauses and loudy bawling, "Ho, 'ho, Ho." "Dressing up as Santa Clause, people can relate to us," said Jvotir Das, a disciple from Houston who took that name when he was spiritually reborn. "Somestimes they have a difficult time relating to us with our bald heads and things like that," he added. The six Santa's, their shaved scalps concealed beneath red stocking caps, prance from car to car, handing out candy canes and calling for attention. Each car in which the driver will roll down the window is asked for a dollar donation and given a candy cane and book on Hare Krishna regardless. "Christmas is a time'of loving: of sharing what we said Jyotir Das, "And the most valuable thing we have is to give part of ourselves and we try to share Krishna." There are those who don't want a share of Krishna.

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