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Christmas: Its Origin and Associations
""Christmas: Its Origin and Associations"" by W.F. Dawson is a comprehensive book that delves into the history and traditions surrounding the holiday of Christmas. The book explores the origins of Christmas, tracing its roots back to ancient pagan festivals and the birth of Jesus Christ. It also examines the various customs and rituals associated with Christmas, such as gift-giving, caroling, and decorating trees. The author provides a detailed account of how Christmas has been celebrated throughout history, from medieval times to the present day. The book also includes a discussion of the religious and cultural significance of Christmas, as well as its commercialization and secularization in modern times. Overall, ""Christmas: Its Origin and Associations"" is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the history and traditions of this beloved holiday.1902. The origin and associations of Christmas, together with its historical events and festive celebrations during 19 centuries: depicting, by pen and pencil, memorable celebrations, stately meetings of early kings, remarkable events, romantic episodes, brave deeds, picturesque customs, time honored sports, royal Christmases, coronations and royal marriages, chivalric feats, court banquetings and revelings, Christmas at the colleges and the inns of court, popular festivities, and Christmas keeping in different parts of the world, derived from the most authentic sources and arranged chronologically. Illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Book Details
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- Publish Date: Sep 10th, 2010
- Pages: 380
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.50in - 0.88in - 2.57lb
- EAN: 9781169777422
- Categories: • General• Christian Living - General• Occultism