LEADER 02176nam 22004933 450 001 9910151710203321 005 20250507080526.0 010 $a9781845882785 010 $a1845882784 010 $a9780750981484 010 $a0750981482 035 $a(CKB)3710000000911546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4783501 035 $a(VLeBooks)9780750981484 035 $a(Perlego)1530482 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32063355 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32063355 035 $a(OCoLC)960041950 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000911546 100 $a20250507d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn Irish Christmas 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cHistory Press Limited, The,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (144 p.) 330 $a This book is a compendium of material, in English and Irish, on the festival of Christmas from the manuscripts of the National Folklore Collection recalling how Christmas was celebrated in the nineteenth and early twentieth century in all its regional diversity. The book begins with accounts of the Christmas preparations, before moving through Christmas Eve, with its fasting, feasting and a multitude of superstitions, Christmas Day, with its focus on the home and family, and on to the accounts of the communal celebration of St Stephen's Day with Wren Boys, games and hunting. Moving towards New Year's Day, the book recalls the optimism and fear associated with a transitional time when omens for the coming year were keenly observed, and finally concludes with accounts of the Little Christmas, also known as the Women's Christmas, celebrated on 6 January, and at which point the twelve-day festival comes to a close. 606 $aChristmas 606 $aFolklore 615 0$aChristmas. 615 0$aFolklore. 676 $a398.23609415 700 $aNewman$b Stephen$0167034 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151710203321 996 $aAn Irish Christmas$94181507 997 $aUNINA