Christmas in Pennsylvania

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Alfred L. Shoemaker, Don Yoder, Don Yoder ISBN: 9781493046751
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press Publication: September 1, 2019
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press Language: English
Author: Alfred L. Shoemaker, Don Yoder, Don Yoder
ISBN: 9781493046751
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Publication: September 1, 2019
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
Language: English

Bestselling classic with historical accounts, full-color vintage images, and a selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past

Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoder's new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.

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Bestselling classic with historical accounts, full-color vintage images, and a selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past

Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoder's new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.

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