The Book of Christmas: Descriptive of the Customs, Ceremonies, Traditions, Superstitions, Fun, Feeling, and Festivities of the Christmas SeasonF. Warne & Company, 1888 - 356 pages |
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... Observances ; Night of Omens ; Hogmanay ; Seeing - in the New Year . NEW YEAR'S DAY • Morning Congratulations ; New - Year's Gifts . TWELFTH Day and Twelfth Night Observances on the Virgil of the Epiphany ; Humors of the Street ...
... Observances ; Night of Omens ; Hogmanay ; Seeing - in the New Year . NEW YEAR'S DAY • Morning Congratulations ; New - Year's Gifts . TWELFTH Day and Twelfth Night Observances on the Virgil of the Epiphany ; Humors of the Street ...
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... observances are retiring before the face of civilization ! The natural tendency of time to obliterate ancient customs and silence ancient sports , is too much promoted by the utilitarian spirit of the day ; and they who would have no ...
... observances are retiring before the face of civilization ! The natural tendency of time to obliterate ancient customs and silence ancient sports , is too much promoted by the utilitarian spirit of the day ; and they who would have no ...
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... aid in preserving the records of these vanish- ing observances , ere it be too late , will do good and acceptable service in his generation ; and such con- } ---- tribution to that end as we have in our INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 25.
... aid in preserving the records of these vanish- ing observances , ere it be too late , will do good and acceptable service in his generation ; and such con- } ---- tribution to that end as we have in our INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 25.
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... observances , and whose celebration is still the most conspicuous and univer- sal with us , as well as throughout the whole of Christendom . ― Part First . THE CHRISTMAS SEASON . THE CHRISTMAS SEASON 26 THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS .
... observances , and whose celebration is still the most conspicuous and univer- sal with us , as well as throughout the whole of Christendom . ― Part First . THE CHRISTMAS SEASON . THE CHRISTMAS SEASON 26 THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS .
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... them some explanation of those observances which linger still , although the causes in which their institution originated are becoming gradually obliterated , and although they themselves are falling into a 32 THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS .
... them some explanation of those observances which linger still , although the causes in which their institution originated are becoming gradually obliterated , and although they themselves are falling into a 32 THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS .
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Abbot alluded amid amongst amusements ancient appears ballads beautiful Ben Jonson berries bird bough called carols ceremonies character cheer Christ Christmas day Christmas Prince Christmass Church court curious customs daie dancing domum dulce dulce domum England Father Christmas feast feelings festival forms furnish gentleman George Ferrers give Gray's Inn hall hath heart holly holy Inns of Court joyous king lady land laugh London look Lord of Misrule masque Master memory ment mention merry mingle mirth mistletoe monarch night observances occasion officer old Christmas ourselves pageantries period play Polydore Virgil practice present Puritans queen quotes readers reign religious revels rosemary round sacred Saint George Sandys Saturnalia says school-boy sing solemn song speak spirit superstitions sweet thee things Thomas Cawarden thou tion town turkeys Twelfth Night UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS verses voices wandering wassail wassail-bowl winter young courtier