Christmas in Pennsylvania
by Shoemaker, Alfred L.; Yoder, Don; Yoder, DonEdition: 50th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-08-11
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoders new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.
Author Biography
Alfred L. Shoemaker and Don Yoder were founders of the Pennsylvania Folklife Society and both served as editor of its serial, Pennsylvania Folklife. The late Shoemaker wrote several ground-breaking books on the Pennsylvania Dutch. Don Yoder was cofounder of the Pennsylvania Folklife Society, longtime editor of its journal Pennsylvania Folklife, and Professor of Folklife Studies at the University of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1996. He currently resides in Devon, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
| Publisher's Note | p. vii |
| Foreword to the 1999 Edition | p. viii |
| Foreword to the 1959 Edition | p. xi |
| Introduction to the 1959 Edition: The Folk-Cultural Background | p. 1 |
| Open-Hearth Christmases | p. 21 |
| Christmas Mummers | p. 24 |
| Barring Out the Schoolmaster | p. 28 |
| Metzel Soup and Christmas Money | p. 36 |
| Matzabaum, Moshey, and Bellyguts | p. 43 |
| Christmas Dew | p. 48 |
| Woodstove Christmases | p. 51 |
| Christ-Kindel to Kriss Kringle | p. 55 |
| The Christmas Tree in Pennsylvania | p. 65 |
| Trimming the Christmas Tree | p. 81 |
| Among the Christmas Trees | p. 91 |
| Belsnickling | p. 100 |
| Carnival of Horns | p. 118 |
| Of Cookies and Cookie Cutters | p. 127 |
| Christmas Day | p. 135 |
| Second Christmas | p. 145 |
| Of Pyramids and Putzes | p. 149 |
| Firecracker Christmases | p. 161 |
| Conclusion to the 1959 Edition | p. 163 |
| Afterword | p. 164 |
| A Selection of Christmas Recipes | p. 190 |
| Notes | p. 195 |
| Bibliography | p. 203 |
| Index | p. 208 |
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Excerpts
Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoder's new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.
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