Medieval holidays and festivals, a calendar of celebrations, Madeleine Pelner Cosman
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Medieval holidays and festivals, a calendar of celebrations, Madeleine Pelner Cosman
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 132) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Medieval holidays and festivals
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Madeleine Pelner Cosman
Sub title
a calendar of celebrations
Summary
Describes customs and activities associated with twelve medieval holidays and festivals, from Twelfth Night through Christmas. Also includes recipes and instructions for making banners, decorations, and costumes, describes a typical festival feast of twelve courses, accompanied by twelve entertainments, and gives the rules for traditional games such as Hunt the Slipper and Nine Man's Morris
Table Of Contents
The glories of medieval celebrations -- January : Twelfth Night -- February : St. Valentine's Day -- March : Easter -- April : All Fool's Day -- May : Mayday -- June : Midsummer Eve -- July : St. Swithin's Day -- August : Lammas Day -- September : Michaelmas -- October : Halloween -- November : Catherning, or St. Catherine's Day -- December : Christmas -- Transformations and illusions -- Medieval recipes
Target audience
juvenile
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