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This is a survey of the history and folklore surrounding Christmas and related holidays, originally published in England in 1912. Part I covers the history of Christmas as a Christian feast day and how that developed. Part II discusses pre-Christian festivals and observances and how a lot of them survived by being given a Christian veneer (feasting, the Yule log, mistletoe etc.) although the overt paganism disappeared. The folklore of several ...

In this volume I have tried to show how Christmas is or has been kept in various lands and ages, and to trace as far as possible the origin of the pagan elements that have mingled with the Church's feast of the Nativity." -Clement Miles, from the Preface, 1912 Christmas in Ritual and Tradition-Christian and Pagan (1912)-illustrated with 4 colored plates-by CLEMENT A. MILES describes the Christmas traditions throughout the old European Christma...

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This is a survey of the history and folklore surrounding Christmas and related holidays, originally published in England in 1912. Part I covers the history of Christmas as a Christian feast day and how that developed. Part II discusses pre-Christian festivals and observances and how a lot of them survived by being given a Christian veneer (feasting, the Yule log, mistletoe etc.) although the overt paganism disappeared. The folklore of several ...

Excerpt from Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and PaganThe French Nil - Latin Hymnody in Eighteenth-century France Spanish Christmas Verse - Traditional Carols of Many Countries Christmas Poetry in Protestant Germany - post-reformation Verse in England - Modern English Carols.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction o...

NTRODUCTION:The Origin and Purpose of Festivals¿-Ideas suggested by Christmas¿-Pagan and Christian Elements¿-The Names of the Festival¿-Foundation of the Feast of the Nativity¿-Its Relation to the Epiphany¿-December 25 and the Natalis Invicti¿-The Kalends of January¿-Yule and Teutonic Festivals¿-The Church and Pagan Survivals¿-Two Conflicting Types of Festival¿-Their Interaction¿-Plan of the Book.

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Excerpt from Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan The French Nil - Latin Hymnody in Eighteenth-century France Spanish Christmas Verse - Traditional Carols of Many Countries Christmas Poetry in Protestant Germany - post-reformation Verse in England - Modern English Carols. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reprod...

A tour of the customs and traditions of Christmas, from Christmas Cards to Present-Giving -- with everything in between! Full of insightful scholarship and fun facts.

A tour of the customs and traditions of Christmas, from Christmas Cards to Present-Giving -- with everything in between! Full of insightful scholarship and fun facts.

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