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Title
Christmas celebration in the mission house in Tranquebar, India
Weihnachtsfeier im Missionshause zu Trankebar. Ostindien
Date Created and/or Issued
not after 1913-07-31
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Annotation translation: [There is a printed text on the rear of the card:] "In the congregations of the German missions Christmas is a festival of great joy, and celebrating Christmas in the German way has become an important part of the year's calendar. It is true that you only find christmas trees in churches, school and mission houses. But the Christians are already used to the christmas tree and would not want to be without it. Admittedly there are no beautiful fir trees in these hot climates, and so one has to do the best one can, for instance with a coffee tree or a Casuarina, the latter because it looks most like a fir. In the houses of christian families home-made coloured paper lanterns replace the christmas tree. If people can afford it they will set off a little firework. As in Europe special christmas services and little presents for the pupils in the schools promote a spirit of joy on December 24th."
Annotation: [Gedruckter Text auf der Rückseite der Karte]: "In den Gemeinden der deutschen Missionen gilt Weihnacht als ein hohes Freudenfest, und die Feier desselben nach deutscher Art hat sich fest eingebürgert. Wenn auch der Weihnachtsbaum meist auf Kirchen, Schulen und Missionshäuser beschränkt geblieben ist, haben sich die Christen doch schon so daran gewöhnt, dass sie ihn nicht gerne missen würden. Freilich der schöne Tannenbaum fehlt in den heissen Ländern gänzlich, und so behilft man sich etwa mit einem Kaffeebaum oder einer Kasuarine
mit letzterem, weil er der Tanne noch am meisten ähnlich sieht. In den Häusern der Christen ersetzen gewöhnlich selbstgefertigte farbige Papierlaternen den Christbaum
wo die Mittel es erlauben, wird wohl auch ein kleines Feuerwerk abgebrannt. Eine Weihnachtsliturgie und kleine Geschenke an die Schuljugend erhöhen wie in Europa die Freude des heiligen Abends."
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD)
postcard, 9.3 x 12.9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m44799 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-24902
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m44799
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-24902.jpg
Subject
Leipzig Mission
Ceremonial scene
Choir singer f
Choir singer m
Christmas
Christmas crib
Christmas tree
Furnishings
Gift
Harmonium
Mission house
Missionary f
Missionary m
Picture
Pupil f
Pupil m
Trumpet
Place
Tarangambadi
not after 1913-07-31
Source
QQ-30.124.0005 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
QQ-30.124: untitled
impa-m15099; impa-m17807
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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