Pillow Case Game

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21974, 24 December 1936, Page 2 (Supplement)

Pillow Case Game

Divide the partyi into two sides, each made up of couples (boya and girls). Line up the teams, side by side, and place a bed pillow with the case on, six feet in front of each team. At the word "GO," the first couple in each team runs forward, and the boy picks up the pillow, removes the pillowcase, and hands pillow and case to his partner. She must then put the case back on the pillow, drop it on the floor, run back and touch the next couple in line. The same performance is repeated by each couple, and when all of the teams on one side have finished, the game is over. The first team to finish wins. Carols Carols have been sung in the churches for many centuries; they have also been sung by carolsingers in the early hours of Christmas morning for a very long time. The word carol comes from the Latin words cantare to sing, and rola, an Interjection of joy. Carols like the one printed on page 5 and "Here is joy to every age," were sung in the churches, while "Good King Wenceslas," "The First Nowell," "Christians Awake!" and "I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In" were sung on the streets. In England, as in New Zealand, the carol-singers, both children and grown-ups, practise for weeks before Christmas, and then chant their songs early in the morning oa Christmas Day.