The Auld Scots Yule: Christmas Traditions of Scotland - Expanded and Updated - Couverture souple

Pitcaithly, Marcus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1917662009 ISBN 13 : 9781917662000

Editeur : Marcus Pitcaithly, 2024

Synopsis

New edition - updated and expanded from the original with over 50% extra material! To speak of Scottish Christmas traditions may seem like a contradiction in terms. Hogmanay is famously the bigger occasion; Yule was suppressed by the Kirk for centuries, until it almost disappeared. The country's modern celebrations are nearly all imported. But once upon a time, Scotland did have Christmas customs of its own. We still have records of its games and mummeries, carols and rhymes, dishes and drinks, from Galloway to Shetland. So boil up some fat brose and bake a care-cake, brew some treacle-and-ginger ale, practise your street football and jollie-at-the-goose, and get ready to celebrate an auld Scots Yule!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marcus Pitcaithly was born in Perth. An incurable geek from early childhood onwards, he finds writing an outlet for his lifelong fascination with history, mythology, and the interplay between the two. Though educated at Oxford, he now lives in Cambridge with his family. He is the author of a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction, including the novels _Realm of Albion_ and the Hereward trilogy; _Shakespeare On Film: An Encyclopedia_; and several series of knitting patterns. His website and blog can be found at https: //www.marcus-pitcaithly.com/.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Marcus Pitcaithly
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1917662009
• ISBN 13: 9781917662000
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 104
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