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An edition of The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain (1996)

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Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, Halloween, and the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar year we live by today.

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Subjects
Social life and customs, Popular culture, Holidays, Folklore, Festivals, Fetes nationales, Fetes religieuses, Dagelijks leven, M¿urs et coutumes, Jours feries, Religieuze gebruiken, Manners and customs, Volkscultuur, Culture populaire, Moeurs et coutumes, Jaargetijden, Histoire, Feestdagen, Rites and ceremonies, Fetes, Sociale geschiedenis, Fiction, general, Great britain, social life and customs, Folklore, great britain, Popular culture, great britain, Great britain, history
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Table of Contents

List of Maps and figures Page xvii
1. The Origins of Christmas Page 1 2. The Twelve Days Page 9 3. The Trials of Christmas Page 25 4. Rites of Celebration and Reassurance Page 34 5. Rites of Purification and Blessing Page 42 6. Rites of Hospitality and Charity Page 54 7. Mummers' Play and Sword Dance Page 70 8. Hobby-Horse and Horn Dance Page 81 9. Misrule Page 95 10. The Reinvention of Christmas Page 112 11. Speeding the Plough Page 124 12. Brigid's Night Page 134 13. Candlemas Page 139 14. Valentines Page 146 15. Shrovetide Page 151 16. Lent Page 169 17. The Origins of Easter Page 179 18. Holy Week Page 182 19. An Egg at Easter Page 198 20. The Easter Holidays Page 204 21. England and St George Page 214 22. Beltane Page 218 23. The May Page 226 24. May Games and Whitsun Ales Page 244 25. Morris and Marian Page 262 26. Rogationtide and Pentecost Page 277 27. Royal Oak Page 288 28. A Merrie May Page 295 29. Corpus Christi Page 304 30. The Midsummer Fires Page 311 31. Sheep, Hay, and Rushes Page 322 32. First Fruits Page 327 33. Harvest Home Page 332 34. Wakes, Revels, and Hoppings Page 348 35. Samhain Page 360 36. Saints and Souls Page 371 37. The Modern Hallowe'en Page 379 38. Blood Month and Virgin Queen Page 386 39. Gunpowder Treason Page 393 40. Conclusions Page 408 Notes Page 428 Index Page 519

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Copyright Date
1996

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Library of Congress
GT4843.A2

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Dedicated to
TO LISA as promised twelve years ago
Preface
Ronald Hutton

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Paperback
Pagination
xvii, 542p
Number of pages
559

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OL7384571M
Internet Archive
stationsofsunhis0000hutt
ISBN 13
9780192854483
OCLC/WorldCat
37011354
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170809
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765667

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