Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
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1. Christian and Pagan2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I4. CHAPTER II5. CHAPTER III6. CHAPTER IV7. CHAPTER V8. CHAPTER VI9. CHAPTER VII10. CHAPTER VIII11. CHAPTER IX12. CHAPTER X13. CHAPTER XI14. CHAPTER XII15. CHAPTER XIII16. CHAPTER XIV17. CHAPTER XV18. CHAPTER XVI19. ILLUSTRATIONS20. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION21. CHAPTER II CHRISTMAS POETRY (I)[8]{1}22. CHAPTER III CHRISTMAS POETRY (II)23. CHAPTER IV CHRISTMAS IN LITURGY AND POPULAR DEVOTION24. CHAPTER V CHRISTMAS DRAMA25. POSTSCRIPT26. CHAPTER VI PRE-CHRISTIAN WINTER FESTIVALS27. CHAPTER VII ALL HALLOW TIDE TO MARTINMAS28. CHAPTER VIII ST. CLEMENT TO ST. THOMAS29. CHAPTER IX CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE TWELVE DAYS30. CHAPTER X THE YULE LOG31. CHAPTER XI THE CHRISTMAS-TREE, DECORATIONS, AND GIFTS32. CHAPTER XII CHRISTMAS FEASTING AND SACRIFICIAL SURVIVALS33. CHAPTER XIII MASKING, THE MUMMERS’ PLAY, THE FEAST OF FOOLS, AND THE BOY BISHOP34. CHAPTER XIV ST. STEPHEN'S, ST. JOHN'S, AND HOLY INNOCENTS’ DAYS35. CHAPTER XV NEW YEAR'S DAY36. CHAPTER XVI EPIPHANY TO CANDLEMAS37. CONCLUSION38. NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY39. CHAPTER V.—CHRISTMAS DRAMA40. CHAPTER XVI.—EPIPHANY TO CANDLEMAS INDEX