From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: The Origins of Christmas
- 2: The Twelve Days
- 3: The Trials of Christmas
- 4: Rites of Celebration and Reassurance
- 5: Rites of Purification and Blessing
- 6: Rites of Hospitality and Charity
- 7: Mummers' Play and Sword Dance
- 8: Hobby-Horse and Hord Dance
- 9: Misrul
- 10: The Reinvention of Christmas
- 11: Speeding the Plough
- 12: Brigid's Night
- 13: Candlemas
- 14: Valentines
- 15: Shrovetide
- 16: Lent
- 17: The Origins of Easter
- 18: Holy Week
- 19: An Egg ad Easter
- 20: The Easter Holidays
- 21: England and St George
- 22: Beltane
- 23: The May
- 24: May Games and Whitsun Ales
- 25: Morris and Marian
- 26: Rogatide and Pentecost
- 27: Royal Oak
- 28: A Merrie May
- 29: Corpus Christi
- 30: The Midsummer Fires
- 31: Sheep, Hay, and Rushes
- 32: First Fruits
- 33: Harvest Home
- 34: Wakes, Revels, and Hoppings
- 35: Samhain
- 36: Saints and Souls
- 37: The Modern Hallowe'en
- 38: Blood Month and Virgin Queen
- 39: Gunpowder Treason
- 40: Conclusion
