The Book of Christmas
Some say, that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth allnight long.
Shakspeare.
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth allnight long.
Shakspeare.
BOSTON:
ROBERTS BROTHERS.
1888.
ROBERTS BROTHERS.
1888.
THE
Book of Christmas;
DESCRIPTIVE OF THE
CUSTOMS, CEREMONIES, TRADITIONS,
SUPERSTITIONS, FUN, FEELING, AND FESTIVITIES OF
CUSTOMS, CEREMONIES, TRADITIONS,
SUPERSTITIONS, FUN, FEELING, AND FESTIVITIES OF
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. SEYMOUR.
Galantee Show.BOSTON:
ROBERTS BROTHERS.
1888.
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| Introductory Chapter | 7 |
Part First. | |
| The Christmas Season | 29 |
Mingled Origin of the Christmas Festival; Good Cheer of the Ancient Festival; Court Celebrations of Christmas; Celebrations at the Inns of Court; Lord of Misrule and Christmas Prince; Abbot of Unreason; Influence of the Festival on the Social Relations; Ben Jonson's Masque of Christmas; Father Christmas summoning his Spirits; Extinction of the Ancient Festival; Partial Revival; Summary of the Causes of its final Decline. | |
| Feelings of the Season | 134 |
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