Christmas in Scotland
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Christmas in Scotland
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Prior to the Reformation of 1560, Christmas in Scotland, then called "Yule" or in Gaelic-speaking areas "Nollaig", was celebrated in a similar fashion to the rest of Catholic Europe. Calderwood recorded that in 1545, a few months before his murder, Cardinal Beaton had "passed over the Christmasse dayes with games and feasting". However, the Reformation transformed attitudes to traditional Christian feasting days, including Christmas, and led in practice to the abolition of festival days and othe
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Overview of the role and celebration of Christmas in Scotland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Scotland
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2024-04-14T06:07:38Z
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