Project Gutenberg 2006-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 144 Ashton, John 1834 1911 Behrend, Arthur C. A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide Produced by Julie Barkley, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide" by John Ashton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the origins and evolution of Christmas traditions, examining its history, legends, folklore, customs, and carols that characterize the festive season. The book aims to preserve the rich heritage of the Christmas celebration, weaving together various components that contribute to the holiday's significance. The opening of the book introduces the context of Christmas celebrations and the disagreements regarding the date of Christ's birth, discussing early traditions and religious customs. Ashton presents an exploration of the historical timeline leading to the establishment of December 25th as the official celebration day, detailing how differing church practices and local customs shaped the holiday. He also begins to touch upon the impact of pagan festivals, particularly the Roman Saturnalia and Scandinavian Yule, on what we now know as Christmas. This sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of Christmas's transformation over the centuries, highlighting its intertwining of religious and secular traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas -- History GT Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 651082 651089 2024-09-08T14:23:23.810051 2023-09-09T06:23:29.623225 text/html text/html 669140 2006-11-30T17:22:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 404495 2006-11-30T17:22:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430724 2024-09-08T14:23:38.746998 application/epub+zip 436974 2024-09-08T14:23:27.131044 application/epub+zip 287358 2024-09-08T14:23:25.320063 application/epub+zip 622514 2024-09-08T14:23:44.838957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571798 2024-09-08T14:23:35.793017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421741 2022-09-09T12:11:17.591602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529728 529627 2024-09-08T14:23:21.771076 2023-09-09T06:23:27.646219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 529444 2006-11-30T17:21:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209660 2006-11-30T17:22:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 529463 2006-11-30T17:21:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209577 2006-11-30T17:22:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20107 2024-09-08T14:23:44.999941 application/rdf+xml 15748 2024-09-08T14:23:25.466062 image/jpeg 3061 2024-09-08T14:23:25.393080 image/jpeg 404953 2024-09-08T14:23:23.871072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog