
Washington Irving’s ‘American’ Christmas
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Christmas Tradition
In christmas dinner, irving is at first perplexed when a pig's head is brought out on a platter. After dinner, the family gathers for the telling of christ Christmas ghost stories. Maskings or mummeries, were favorite sports at christmas in old times. And the wardrobes at halls and manor houses were often laid under contribution to furnish dresses and fantastic disguisings.
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