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Acadian Christmas Traditions

Translated by Sally Ross
ISBN 978-1-894838-26-9 $19.95 / 6 x 9 / 160 pp / pb

ACADIAN CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

Non-fiction by Georges Arsenault

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Preface
Acadian Christmas Pre-1870
New Traditions Take Root
Spiritual Preparations During Advent
Secular Preparations
Christmas Eve
Midnight Mass
The Crêche
The Reveillon
Holiday Foods
The Naulet
Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas
Baby Jesus versus Santa Claus
From Santa Claus to Père Noêl
Christmas Stockings
Gift-Giving Among Adults
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Bazaar
Christmas Concerts
Christmas Today

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