The illustrated book of Christmas folklore (A Continuum book)
by Tristram Potter Coffin
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"[It] is a book for a reader not unlike the author, a fellow who awaits each Christmas with a mixture of tenderness, charity, surfeit, and astonishment, who would miss the Day were it to vanish, but who wants to learn what he can about it---willy-nilly. A book... for the chap who cares to know not only the value, but also the price, of a wonder-filled tradition."" --provided by Amazon.Tags
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A delightful change from the usual Christmas stories. This book explores the beginnings of Romam Mithraic rites incorporated into early Christian tenets. Ultimately, ending with the move to pink Christmas trees.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Sociology, General Nonfiction, Anthropology, Religion & Spirituality, History
- DDC/MDS
- 394.2 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore General customs Special Occasions
- LCC
- GT4985 .C546 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Manners and customs (General) Manners and customs (General) Customs relative to public and social life
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- English
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