Discovering Christmas Customs and Folklore : A Guide to Seasonal Rites
by Margaret Baker
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Including chapters on food, garlands, games, cards, carols, the crib, Boxing Day, New Year and Twelfth Night, this book covers British, European and American customs and folklore during the season of goodwill.'Tags
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1968 (first edition) (first edition); 1972 (second edition) (second edition); 1992 (third edition, extensively revised) (third edition, extensively revised)
- People/Characters
- Father Christmas; St. Nicholas; Santa Claus; Three Kings
- Important events
- Christmas; Saturnalia festival; Twelfth Night; Epiphany; Yule
- First words
- 1
The origins
Was 25th December really Christ's birthday? - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)On Twelfth Night peasants jumped through the cleansing smoke of bonfires shouting their farewell to Christmas and the Three Kings.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 394.2 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore General customs Special Occasions
- LCC
- GT4985 .B25 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Manners and customs (General) Manners and customs (General) Customs relative to public and social life
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
