{"product_id":"an-irish-christmas-stephen-newman-9781845882785","title":"An Irish Christmas","description":"This book is a compendium of material, in English and Irish, on the festival of Christmas from the manuscripts of the National Folklore Collection recalling how Christmas was celebrated in the nineteenth and early twentieth century in all its regional diversity.The book begins with accounts of the Christmas preparations, before moving through Christmas Eve, with its fasting, feasting and a multitude of superstitions, Christmas Day, with its focus on the home and family, and on to the accounts of the communal celebration of St Stephen's Day with Wren Boys, games and hunting. Moving towards New Year's Day, the book recalls the optimism and fear associated with a transitional time when omens for the coming year were keenly observed, and finally concludes with accounts of the Little Christmas, also known as the Women's Christmas, celebrated on 6 January, and at which point the twelve-day festival comes to a close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845882784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845882785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Stephen Newman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078692663551,"sku":"9781845882785","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec503ffe-4a68-420d-9b07-c03efb1a6a8c.jpg?v=1685476965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-irish-christmas-stephen-newman-9781845882785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}