Christmas Eve

In 'Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan,' Clement A. Miles explores the deep-rooted traditions of Christmas, tracing them back to pagan times before Christianity, when gods like Saturn and Mithras were worshipped. This edition is formatted for e-readers and includes a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. Robert Browning's poem 'Christmas Eve' reflects the influence of his wife's religious beliefs and discusses the tragedy of losing one's true self to societal conventions, through the narrative of a man seeking shelter in a chapel during a storm. The work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization. It is reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible, including original copyright references, library stamps, and notations. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, where it can be freely copied and distributed. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public, contributing to the preservation of knowledge.