The Tudor Christmas: How the Ancient Roman, Norse, and Tudors Celebrated the Winter Solstice Throughout History, the Concept of “Advent”, the Dietary Restrictions of Advent, the Reason Livestock Preparations Were Required to be Finished Prior to the 12 Days of Christmas, the Tradition of Consuming Pork During Christmas Within England and the Reason for This, the Period When Turkey Replaced Pork as the Christmas Meal Centerpiece, the Hypothesis of Why the Bore Was Prized by the Anglo Saxons, How Stove Heat Was Modified During the Tudor Period, the Usage of Beech, Ash, Oak, and Hazel Wood Within Stoves During the Tudor Period, the Usage of Holly and Ivy by Human Beings for Millenia, the Deity Holly Was Associated With Throughout History, Tudor Wood vs Tudor Timber, the Reason Pie Crusts Were Significantly Thicker During the Tudor Period, the Last Working Day Prior to the 12 Days of Christmas, the Popularity of Professional and Amateur Falconry Within England During the Tudor Period, the Reason Falcons Cannot be Trained to Hunt, How Falcons are Deceived Into Hunting, How Falcons Were Originally Kept Docile Prior to the Advent of Hooded Textiles, the Penalty for Injuring or Losing a Falcon Throughout History Within England, How Falcons Were Traditionally Trained to Hunt, How Falcons Were Traditionally Trained to Hunt in Mid Air, the Reason All Males Between Age 17 – 60 Were Forced to Practice Archery Once Per Week During the Tudor Period, One of the Oldest Textiles in History, How Felt Textiles Were Manufactured During the Tudor Period, the Strength of Felt Textiles Post Drying, the Animal Skin Utilized as Sandpaper During the Tudor Period, and the Origin of Christmas Caroling

The Ancient Romans celebrated the winter solstice with Saturnalia, the Norse with Yule, and by the Tudor era, the winter solstice had evolved into a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Before the 12 days of Christmas which were spent feasting and drinking, came advent, a period of 24 days spent fasting and preparing food for the feasts to come. During advent, no meat, eggs, or cheese were eaten, both as a religious observance and also as a chance to save food and money for t...


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