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02828aam a2200349 i 4500 001 90C2154438D511EEAF066C635BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230812010030 008 230811s2022 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022027101 020 $a 1476688281 020 $a 9781476688282 035 $a (OCoLC)1274059267 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCF $d CDX $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 082 00 $a 394.2663 $2 23/eng/20220609 084 $a 394.2663 $b PAR 100 1 $a Parry, Nathaniel, $e author. 245 10 $a How Christmas became Christmas $h [Book] : $b the Pagan and Christian origins of the beloved holiday / $c Nathaniel Parry. 246 30 $a Pagan and Christian origins of the beloved holiday 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2022]. 300 $a ix, 250 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 26 cm. 365 $a 01 $b 45.00 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index. 505 0 $a Part One-Origins and Evolution -- Holiday Hype and Historiography -- In Search of the First Christmas -- Christmas in a Pagan World -- Yule's Post- agan Metamorphosis -- Repression and Resistance -- Part Two-Curious Customs -- Sacred Trees -- The Man, the Myth, the Legend, the God-Santa Claus -- Actual Christmas Magic -- Children's Saturnalia -- Ghosts, Goblins and Angels -- Part Three-Enduring Legacies -- Legacy of Miracles -- Legacy of Misrule -- The Halloween Connection -- From Pagan to Secular -- Reason for the Season -- War Over Christmas. 520 $a "In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday. This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holiday's core character. By tracing Christmas's origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europe's Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earth's movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmas's magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Christmas $v Folklore. 650 0 $a Christmas $x Social life and customs. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20230812010830.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=90C2154438D511EEAF066C635BECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search