ISBN:
9780191578427
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 online resource (592 pages)
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
394.2/0941
Schlagwort(e):
Festivals-Great Britain
;
Holidays-Great Britain
;
Folklore-Great Britain
;
Popular culture-Great Britain
;
Great Britain-Social life and customs
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day.
Kurzfassung:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements and Note -- Contents -- List of Maps and Figure -- 1 The Origins of Christmas -- 2 The Twelve Days -- 3 The Trials of Christmas -- 4 Rites of Celebration and Reassurance -- 5 Rites of Purification and Blessing -- 6 Rites of Hospitality and Charity -- 7 Mummers' Play and Sword Dance -- 8 Hobby-Horse and Horn Dance -- 9 Misrule -- 10 The Reinvention of Christmas -- 11 Speeding the Plough -- 12 Brigid's Night -- 13 Candlemas -- 14 Valentines -- 15 Shrovetide -- 16 Lent -- 17 The Origins of Easter -- 18 Holy Week -- 19 An Egg at Easter -- 20 The Easter Holidays -- 21 England and St George -- 22 Beltane -- 23 The May -- 24 May Games and Whitsun Ales -- 25 Morris and Marian -- 26 Rogationtide and Pentecost -- 27 Royal Oak -- 28 A Merrie May -- 29 Corpus Christi -- 30 The Midsummer Fires -- 31 Sheep, Hay, and Rushes -- 32 First Fruits -- 33 Harvest Home -- 34 Wakes, Revels, and Hoppings -- 35 Samhain -- 36 Saints and Souls -- 37 The Modern Hallowe'en -- 38 Blood Month and Virgin Queen -- 39 Gunpowder Treason -- 40 Conclusions -- Notes -- Index -- Footnote -- Page 134.
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