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FrancePetre |
christmas and new year
Jan 2 2012, 6:41 AM EST
what was christmas and new year like on tudors time .?
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royalfalcon |
1. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 2 2012, 7:35 AM EST
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In Tudor times the twelve days of Christmas were celebrated, but not equally. The three main days were Christmas Day, New Years Day and Epiphany (Twelfth Night). Turkey is believed to have become popular around 1523 and King Henry VIII was one of the first people to eat it. The Tudor Christmas Pie was a major sight to behold it consisted of a turkey stuffed with a goose stuffed with chicken stuffed with a partridge stuffed with a pigeon. This was all put into a pastry case called a coffin! It was washed down with a punch drunk from The Wassail Bowl which held about a galleon of liquid.At Hampton Court Palace the original Tudor kitchens still exist and on certain dates during the year the food historians cook authentic food. They catch a great flavour of Tudor England.. 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
LadyTudorsFan |
2. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 2 2012, 1:14 PM EST
Also, the calendar would have been different as in the 16th century, their January would have been our March. The calendar changed to the one that we have today around 100 years later.
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princess212 |
3. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 3 2012, 12:06 AM EST
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"Also, the calendar would have been different as in the 16th century, their January would have been our March. The calendar changed to the one that we have today around 100 years later."If their January was our March, wouldn't their Christmas be in the spring unless it is different in London? Do you find this valuable? |
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FrancePetre |
4. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 3 2012, 1:36 AM EST
youpie means we can celebrate again inmarch or april ?
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MsSquirrly |
5. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 3 2012, 10:42 AM EST
"what was christmas and new year like on tudors time .?"There is a section on Tudor Christmas here on the wiki : http://www.thetudorswiki.com/page/CHRISTMAS+with+The+Tudors 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
freya9 |
6. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 3 2012, 2:36 PM EST
Giving presents on new year's day sounds like a good idea. Most people have to go back to work/school/college after new years day so it would cheer people up. Also it might help seperate the religious and materistic apsects of christmas.
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LadyTudorsFan |
7. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 5 2012, 5:50 PM EST
"If their January was our March, wouln't their Christmas be in the spring unless it is different in London?"Yeah we could have Christmas twice if we liked! :) Sadly in London, we only celebrate Christmas once in December! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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freya9 |
8. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 6 2012, 12:18 PM EST
I think that one christian denomination, either the Russian or Greek othordox if memory serves, celebrates Christmas in January.
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LadyTudorsFan |
9. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 6 2012, 6:38 PM EST
"I think that one christian denomination, either the Russian or Greek othordox if memory serves, celebrates Christmas in January."Yes that's right. In Russia, their Christmas starts after today (our 12th day of Christmas). Imagine if you're both Russian and living outside of Russia - come the end of the "second" Christmas you will be the size of a house after all those mince pies! :) Do you find this valuable? |
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freya9 |
10. RE: christmas and new year
Jan 8 2012, 8:22 AM EST
and all the christmas tippling. I think if I had to have two christmas celebrations my blood type would be Merlot by the time I went back to work! ;)
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