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Heading into Christmastide with Stir it up Sunday
The confusing Origins of Boxing Day
Some suggest that the origins of Boxing Day can be found during the Victorian Era, but it appears to have begun much earlier.
Continue reading →The Solemn Side of Advent
Although the Christmastide season brought fun and frivolity, it was also a solemn spiritual season. Sr. Diana Doncaster of the Community of the Transfiguration is visiting with me to shed some light on this aspect of the season.
Continue reading →Wassailing
Wassailing and caroling are often used interchangeable as terms for singers going from house to house. But in the Regency era, particularly in cider producing regions, wassailing had a different meaning.
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