Eastertide in Pennsylvania
by Shoemaker, Alfred LewisFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-02-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
First published in 1960 and written by a pioneer in American folklife studies, this classic work explores the folk practices surrounding the Easter holidays, from Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday and Whitsuntide. Interviews and newspaper reports, from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, record the evolution of holiday traditions, including fastnachts, the Easter Rabbit, decorated eggs, and Easter-egg trees. Don Yoder has contributed a new foreword which focuses on the folklife centre responsible for this definitive work and an afterword, which examines current research on the holidays.
Author Biography
The late Dr. Shoemaker established, in 1948, the first department of folklore in the United States at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yoder, who lives in Devon, Pennsylvania, was Professor of Folklife Studies at the University of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1992.
Table of Contents
| Publisher's Note | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Foreword to the First Edition | p. xiii |
| Introduction to the First Edition | p. xv |
| Shrove Tuesday | p. 1 |
| Ash Wednesday | p. 9 |
| Maundy Thursday | p. 13 |
| Good Friday | p. 17 |
| Easter Lore | p. 23 |
| Easter Monday | p. 41 |
| The Easter Rabbit | p. 45 |
| Scratch-Carved Easter Eggs | p. 49 |
| The Easter Egg Tree | p. 63 |
| Ascension Day | p. 71 |
| Whitsuntide | p. 77 |
| Afterword | p. 99 |
| Notes | p. 119 |
| Further Reading | p. 122 |
| Index | p. 126 |
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