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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1892
Page
3
A long Victorian Christmas tale unfolds in a colonial village mansion where Colonel Geoffrey hosts a festive gathering. Lord Curtis pursues Isabel as rival suitors clash, a note changes fate, and a forged romance ends with Curtis thwarted and Geoffrey silent. Interwoven are moral reflections on charity and the true meaning of Christmas.
A survey of Christmas day events from ancient Diocletian to medieval England notes bloodshed and tyranny on the holiday. Highlights include Diocletian’s fire at Nicomedia, Harold’s fall, and Norman rule’s brutal reprisals. The piece also recalls the 1066 Westminster coronation and other royal intrigues tied to Christmas.
Christians in England lead in Christmas observances with the Christmas Block burning on the hearth after devotions and Lord Misrule appointed to supervise revels at Court and in noble homes. Candles glow and dies are kept burning for two days while gaming music conjuring and other diversions entertain, though clergy have discouraged such amusements.
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