Project Gutenberg 2006-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 542 Ashton, John 1834 1911 Behrend, Arthur C. A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide Produced by Julie Barkley, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide" by John Ashton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the origins and evolution of Christmas traditions, examining its history, legends, folklore, customs, and carols that characterize the festive season. The book aims to preserve the rich heritage of the Christmas celebration, weaving together various components that contribute to the holiday's significance. The opening of the book introduces the context of Christmas celebrations and the disagreements regarding the date of Christ's birth, discussing early traditions and religious customs. Ashton presents an exploration of the historical timeline leading to the establishment of December 25th as the official celebration day, detailing how differing church practices and local customs shaped the holiday. He also begins to touch upon the impact of pagan festivals, particularly the Roman Saturnalia and Scandinavian Yule, on what we now know as Christmas. This sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of Christmas's transformation over the centuries, highlighting its intertwining of religious and secular traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas -- History GT Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious 651728 2025-06-08T12:31:45.712630 text/html 669140 2006-11-30T17:22:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 404495 2006-11-30T17:22:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430375 2025-06-08T12:32:01.601546 application/epub+zip 436243 2025-06-08T12:31:49.494615 application/epub+zip 286753 2025-06-08T12:31:47.734617 application/epub+zip 622440 2025-06-08T12:32:07.773502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571796 2025-06-08T12:31:58.369568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421741 2022-09-09T12:11:17.591602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529728 2025-06-08T12:31:43.716604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529444 2006-11-30T17:21:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209660 2006-11-30T17:22:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 529463 2006-11-30T17:21:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209577 2006-11-30T17:22:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20376 2025-06-08T12:32:07.941495 application/rdf+xml 15748 2025-06-08T12:31:47.899586 image/jpeg 3061 2025-06-08T12:31:47.819586 image/jpeg 404319 2025-06-08T12:31:45.787612 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog