The Medieval Christmas
The Medieval Christmas

Author: Sophie Jackson

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2013-10-07

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0750956089

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Medieval Christmas – roaring fires, Yule logs, boar's head on a platter and carols. So many of our best-loved traditions have their origins in the medieval period that it would be impossible to imagine the season without holly and ivy, carol singers calling from door to door and a general sense of celebration in the face of the harshest season. Sophie Jackson investigates the roots of the Christmas celebration in this beautifully illustrated book. She offers guidance for re-creating elements of the medieval Christmas at home, tips on decorations, instructions for playing medieval games and recipes for seasonal dishes. Fascinating facts about some of our most cherished customs, such as the nativity crib, are unearthed, as are some that are less well known – wassailing the apple trees, the ritual beating of children on 28 December and the appointment of a Lord of Misrule and a boy bishop. Lively and entertaining, this book illuminates the medieval Christmas, showing how the traditions of the Middle Ages continue to delight us today.

A Medieval Christmas
A Medieval Christmas

Author: William Tyndale

Publisher: Bulfinch Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780821222799

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Illustrations from medieval books of hours in the British Library are accompanied by Gospel excerpts in a modernized Tyndale translation

The Knights Before Christmas
The Knights Before Christmas

Author: Joan Holub

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0805099328

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"'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons"--

A Medieval Christmas
A Medieval Christmas

Author: Ignatius Press

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780898709919

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The Christmas story is illustrated with selections from the Book of Hours at the British Library.

Irish Customs and Rituals
Irish Customs and Rituals

Author: Marion McGarry

Publisher: Orpen Press

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 178605096X

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Do you know what a Brideóg is? What could you cure if you licked a lizard nine times? Why is Whit Sunday the unluckiest day of the year? From the author of The Irish Cottage comes a new book, exploring old Irish customs and beliefs. Chapters focus on the quarter-day festivities that marked the commencement of each season: ‘Spring: Imbolc’; ‘Summer: Bealtaine’; ‘Autumn: Lughnasa’ and ‘Winter: Samhain’, and also major life events – ‘Births, Marriages and Death Customs’ – and general beliefs in ‘Spirituality and Well-Being’ and ‘The Supernatural’. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, Irish Customs and Rituals discusses a time during which many of the practices and beliefs in question went into decline. Many of these customs were rooted in residual pre-Christian beliefs that ran parallel to, and in spite of, conventional religion practised in the country. Some customs were so deep-rooted that despite continued disapproval from the Roman Catholic Church they remain with us today. It is wonderful to see so many traditions still with us, as many are worthwhile remembering, commemorating, or even reviving today. Irish Customs and Rituals will appeal to all those with an interest in Irish history, folklore, culture and social history. Marion McGarry is the author of The Irish Cottage: History, Culture and Design (2017). She has a PhD in Architectural History and an MA in History of Art and Design and is currently a lecturer at Galway–Mayo Institute of Technology. She frequently writes articles about Irish social history and customs.

The Medieval Cookbook
The Medieval Cookbook

Author: Maggie Black

Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Publications

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781606061091

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"Explores the cuisine of the Middle Ages within its historical context, examining its relationship with religion and with different classes of society. Includes recipes drawn from medieval manuscripts and adapts recipes for modern cooking"--

Going to Church in Medieval England
Going to Church in Medieval England

Author: Nicholas Orme

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0300256507

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An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used. He explains who went to church, who did not attend, how people behaved there, and how they--not merely the clergy--affected how worship was staged. The book provides an accessible account of what happened in the daily and weekly services, and how churches marked the seasons of Christmas, Lent, Easter, and summer. It describes how they celebrated the great events of life: birth, coming of age, and marriage, and gave comfort in sickness and death. A final chapter covers the English Reformation in the sixteenth century and shows how, alongside its changes, much that went on in parish churches remained as before.

A Medieval Christmas Gr. 4-6
A Medieval Christmas Gr. 4-6

Author:

Publisher: On The Mark Press

Published:

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 1770725954

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Turn your classroom into a great hall and celebrate Christmas with your students, medieval style. Includes information cards with follow-up activities focus on Christmas in the Middle Ages, Mumming, Medieval Traditions, St. George and the Dragon, a Christmas Feast in the Middle Ages and Saint Nicholas. Students are asked to compare a Medieval Christmas to a modern-day Christmas.

The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas
The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas

Author: Al Ridenour

Publisher: Feral House

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 162731041X

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The Krampus, a folkloric devil associated with St. Nicholas in Alpine Austria and Germany, has been embraced by the American counterculture and is lately skewing mainstream. The new Christmas he seems to embody is ironically closer to an ancient understanding of the holiday as a perilous, haunted season. In the Krampus' world, witches rule Christmas, and saints can sometimes kill.