Abbe Constantin Forges Catechism Of Theater Night
A French priest Lamier yields his old cassock to actor Artemon so the troupe can perform Abbe Constantin on Christmas Eve. The act shows mercy and faith amid poverty as townspeople fill the church and the troupe delivers a heartfelt message of peace.
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Hochary
Soulaire Theatre
Constantine
Ludovic Ha
Jevy
Academie’ Francaise
M. Antemon
Chatelet
Constantin
Mlle
Valerie
Brest
Algeria
Bettina
Diligence
Matthew
Motor
Jeanne
Hotel de Dauphin
Mile
M. Artemon
M. Hochary
Artenton
Marcel
Taye
Olué
Mademoiselle
Alice Constantin
Artemon
Mars
Smng
Lamler
Satan
M. le Cure
M. Lamler
Monsieur
Athalle
Abe
M. Lawler
M. Lamier
Mme. Hochatay
la Pontaine
M. le Core
Adam
Ulm
Lengt
Samaria
Galilee
San Francisco
Cal
Pagan roots cited for Christmas decoration traditions
A Boston Globe excerpt notes evergreen use, holly, ivy and mistletoe tracing to pagan rites and Teutonic Saturnalia, with early church bans but continued practice. It cites Franklin’s motto “A good conscience is a continual Christmas” as American homage.
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New England
Benjamin Franklin
Boston Globe
Yule Tide Games and Christmas Diversions From England
Readable fragments describe snapdragon with blue flame on brandy, its perilous yet harmless feel, and the social merriment across ages. Also notes bearing home the Yule Log from Scotland and Black Mountains customs, with family prayers and logs kept for luck. Includes roast turkey recipe with chestnut stuffing and truffles.
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Black Mountains
Scotland
Boston Herald
Christmas Banquets Then and Now in English Festivities
A survey of medieval and early modern English Christmas banquets highlights pageantry, boar’s head processions, and allegorical entertainments. It traces dishes from boar to mince pies, plum pudding, peacocks, and cranes, plus the rise of the turkey and Yule cakes, with notes on the Queen’s College Oxford rite and Tudor to Stuart era customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Frometheus
Heaven
Vulcan
Venus
Phaeton
Somele
Henry VIII
Queen's College, Oxford
Boston Herald
Gladsome Festival Promotes Hearthside Christmas Joy
The article extols a Belgian Christmas legend and the Hoosier farm family ideal. It urges simple, thoughtful gifts over costly ones, home gatherings with children waking to small delights, festive meals, and neighborly games. It celebrates family reunions, musical entertainment, and farm hospitality as Christmas spirit.
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Sapie
Nsea
Roay
Vitcalla
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Father ‘Onevime
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San Francisco Post Magazine
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Bethlehem
Love
Eorth
Christinas
Dawron Hurne
Virginia
Suwanee
Ohio
Riley
Little John
Daele Remus
Bird
Miss Wiggin
Breeder's Gazette
Belgium
Santa Claus
Bila
Mosby
St. Nicholas
Ape Trustes
F. Killingsworth
Brook
Abbeville
G. Thomson
Molly
Corner
Abbeville, & C
J. A. Dickson
C. Gambrell
M. D
National Bank
Banko
Gilliard
Passer
WMP
Greene Parker & Greene
G. Bastin
Omar Rooga
Osborne
Abbeville Hardware Co
Wanwells
Livingston & Peni
Haviva
Alvingstoo & Perrin
T. H. Maxwell
South Carolina
Abbeville County
B. Cox
Abbevill
Mary Taggart
Samasone
AnaWar Lo Shevard
Dato Abbevilli
Bi Cox
Magtairate
Glenn's
Haddon's
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