Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve
197720th century
177 x 153 mm
Rosemary Feit Covey, American, b. 1954
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of Eric Mackenzie in memory of William C. Garwood and Gwendolyn Garwood
Accession Number:
2011.1.47
Current Location:
Lauinger Library : 5 - Fifth floor : BFCSC : Stacks
Keywords
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- Christmas - Refers to the Christian feast and festival observed on December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Its observance is first documented in Rome in 336. The practice of celebrating on December 25 began in the 4th century in the Western church as a Christian replacement for the pagan festival held on the winter solstice to celebrate the birth of the unconquered sun. The East originally gave the date of January 6 for the nativity but the date of December 25 was generally accepted by the 5th century; the Armenian Church, however, still celebrates on January 6. Christmas took on the festivity (i.e. decorations and gift-giving) of the Roman Saturnalia and other pagan festivals of that time of year. Christmas has continued to accumulate traditions over the centuries; many of the customs associated with the holiday are of non-Christian origin. Evergreens, for example, are symbols of survival and have been associated with Christmas ever since the European Middle Ages. Christmas is traditionally regarded as a festival of the family and of children. In many countries presents are exchanged in the name of or in the spirit of the holiday's patron, Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus.
- Christmas trees - Refers to decorated trees, typically an evergreen tree of pine, balsam, or fir, decorated with candles, lights, and ornaments as a part of Christmas festivities. It is rooted in the use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands to symbolize eternal life, customary among ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. In addition, tree worship was common among the pagan Europeans; Scandinavian and German customs surrounding evergreen branches and trees during the midwinter holidays survived their conversion to Christianity. The modern Christmas tree originated in western Germany, around a popular medieval play about Adam and Eve, in which the 'paradise tree' was a fir tree hung with apples, representing the Garden of Eden. The Germans set up a paradise tree in their homes on December 24, the feast day of Adam and Eve. The custom became popular in Victorian England; the symbolism was expanded to include ornaments that referred more directly to Christ's birth. The tradition was taken up by many countries in the Western world. In today's use, it has often lost its original religious significance.
- pianos - Zitherlike chordophones with keyboards whose strings are sounded by being struck with rebounding hammers controlled by the keys.
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Provenance History
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Owner Name: Mackenzie, Eric
Role: Collector
Dates: 01/12/1985, 09/26/2011
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