The Parish Magazine December 2023

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History PUZZLE PAGE — 1
Was it really? . . .
Elisa Bistocchi, dreamstime.com
A Nativity scene at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi
. . . 800 YEARS AGO on 25 December 1223 that St Francis
of Assisi created the first nativity scene, in Greccio, Italy,
after visiting Jesus’ birthplace in the Holy Land. It proved
enormously popular and inspired other communities to
stage their own nativity scenes.
. . . 250 YEARS AGO on 16 December 1773 that the Boston
Tea Party took place in Massachusetts. American patriots
boarded ships and threw chests of tea belonging to the
British East India Company into Boston Harbour, as a
protest against the British tax on tea.
. . . 200 YEARS AGO on 23 December 1823 that the poem
The Night Before Christmas was first published in the
Sentinel newspapers in Troy, New York. It was written by
Clement Clarke Moore.
. . . 175 YEARS AGO on 19 December 1848 that Emily
Bronte, British novelist and poet, died of tuberculosis,
aged 30. She is best known for Wuthering Heights.
. . . 100 YEARS AGO on 31 December 1923 that the BBC
broadcast the chimes of Big Ben to welcome in the New
Year for the first time, The tradition continues to this day.
. . . 80 YEARS AGO on 22 December 1943 that Beatrix
Potter, children’s writer and illustrator, died. She created
animal characters such as Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin,
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, and Jemima Puddle-Duck.
Footbal Verse Search by Ralph
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Ralph Hewitt is a Sonning resident and a member of a local
Methodist Church. He not only loves doing puzzles but he
creates them for fun. The grid above contains the names
of 28 football teams. They all have five letters or more in
their name. Their initial letters are: 2A; 4B; 3C; D, H, J, 4L.
2M,3N, 3R, S, W, 2Y. See if you can find them! If you find all
28 teams you will find that the unused letters spell out a
relevant verse from the Good News Bible. You might even
manage to identify the verse. Answers next month. Good
luck and God Bless!
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. . . 75 YEARS AGO years ago, on 10 December 1948 that
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted
by the United Nations General Assembly.
. . . ALSO 75 YEARS AGO on 24 December 1948 that the
first Midnight Mass to be televised was broadcast from St
Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
. . . 65 YEARS AGO , on 5 December 1958 that Britain’s first
motorway, the Preston By-pass, was officially opened. It is
now part of the M6 and M55.
. . . 25 YEARS AGO on 10 December 1998 that the UN
listed anti-Semitism as a form of racism.
. . . 20 YEARS AGO on 1 December 2003 that using a handheld
mobile phone while driving became illegal in the UK.
ANSWERS TO LAST MONTH'S COUNTRY VERSE SEARCH
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
ETHIOPIA
GHANA
HONDURAS
BELGIUM
GUATEMALA
ENGLAND
EGYPT
AFGHANISTAN
ANDORRA
ARMENIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BHUTAN
SPAIN
HERZEGOVINA
COLOMBIA
CYPRUS
BOLIVIA
YEMEN
GUADELOUPE
GERMANY
ANGOLA
The hidden Bible verse was from JONAH 4:2 (KJV
Was this not my saying when
I was yet in my country