Download or read book Wassailing written by Simon Reed and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With legends going back over a millennia, Wassailing is a fascinating part of Britain's folklore traditions. This ancient blessing practice has adapted itself to every level of society, from agriculture workers to lords. Author Simon Reed explores all aspects of Wassailing with the hope that it will inspire people to revive and enjoy the colorful tradition.

Download or read book Stars and Ribbons written by Rhiannon Ifans and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wassail songs are part of Welsh folk culture, but what exactly are they? When are they sung? Why? And where do stars and pretty ribbons fit in? This study addresses these questions, identifying and discussing the various forms of winter wassailing found in Wales in times past and present. It focuses specifically on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries at the celebration of several rituals – most particularly at Christmas, the turn of the year, and on Twelfth Night – which served a distinct purpose. The winter wassailing aspired to improve the quality of the earth’s fertility in three specific spheres: the productivity of the land, the animal kingdom, and the human race. This volume provides a rich collection of Welsh songs in their original language, translated into English for the first time, and with musical notation. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of these poems and of the society in which they were sung.

Download or read book Wassailing written by Colin Cater and published by Gwasg y Bwthyn. This book was released on 2013 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Christmas Wassail written by Kate Sedley and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas, 1483: Roger the Chapman is looking forward to twelve days of peace and celebration with his wife and children in Bristol. The family is particularly excited by the arrival of a troupe of mummers, who will perform their plays in the outer ward of the castle throughout the festival. But the gruesome murders of two of the town’s most prominent and venerable citizens, both veterans of the French wars, scupper Roger’s hopes as he is gradually drawn into the hunt for the killer. Once again, Roger finds himself in grave danger, but it is someone else who pays the price of his inability to keep his nose out of matters that do not concern him . . .

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Download or read book The Wassail bowl written by Albert Smith and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Christmas in the Olden Time Or The Wassail Bowl written by John Mills and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Comic sketches from The wassail bowl written by Albert Richard Smith and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Somersetshire Wassail Easy Piano Sheet Music with Colored Notation written by Traditional Christmas Carol and published by SilverTonalities. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional English Carol for Easy Piano A SilverTonalities Arrangement! With Colored Notation to enable Beginner Pianists to read Music quickly and accurately!

Download or read book Wassail written by Charles Hamley and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wassail Bowl written by Albert Smith and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Download or read book Christmas Past written by Kissinger, Barbara Hallman and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Folk Songs from Somerset written by Cecil James Sharp and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book How Christmas Became Christmas written by Nathaniel Parry and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday. This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holiday's core character. By tracing Christmas's origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europe's Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earth's movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmas's magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.