394.26 HUT Hutton, Ronald. The Stations of the Sun : a History of the Ritual Year in Britain / R. Hutton. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. - xvii, 542 p. - ISBN 0-19-288045-4. - Текст : непосредственный. Notes : p. 428 - 518. Index : p. 519 - 542
The origins of christmas The twelve days The trials of christmas Rites of celebration and Reassurance Rites of purification and blessing Rites of hospitality and charity Mummer's play and sword dance Hobby-horse and horn dance Misrule The reinvention of Christmas Speeding the plough Brigid's night Candlemas Valentines Shrovetide Lent The origins of Easter Holy week An egg at easter Beltane
Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. 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. He challenges many common assumptions about the customs of the past, and debunks many myths surrounding festivals of the present, to illuminate the history of the calendar we live by today
