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Christmas-keeping In London, England 1822

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

This writer contrasts Christmas in London in the early 1800s with Christmases past of the 1600s and 1700s. CHRISTMAS-KEEPING. Amidst the wintry desolation of the present month, the remembrance of a season once anticipated in joyous hope  by all ranks … Continue reading →

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History of Christmas In Sussex (1883)

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS IN SUSSEX. The festivities of the Christmas season naturally require considerable preparation, and so it is necessary to glance at what takes place for about a month before the festival. In Sussex it is usual to prepare the … Continue reading →

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Christmas In England (1833) | Christmas Pastimes: The Waits, Carols, Mistletoe, Feasting

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

CHRISTMAS PASTIMES. ‘ Christmas comes but once A year,’  Rapid indeed are the advances of time ! A few short days, and behold another year dawns upon us; a happy and a merry one may it prove to all our … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Old English Christmas Plumb (Pound) Puddings (1880)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

Old English Christmas Plumb Puddings. The Harrisburg Telegraph furnishes its readers with a recipe for the real ” Old English Christmas Plumb Pudding.” After having given this pudding a fair test, I am willing to endorse every word of it; … Continue reading →

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Old English Christmas Traditions (1823) With Anglo-Saxon Roots

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

CHRISTMAS. Amidst the wintry desolation of the present month, the remembrance of a season once anticipated in joyous hope by all ranks of people, recurs to the lovers of ” Auld lang syne”—to those who remember with what pleasure they … Continue reading →

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