Topic: Christmas Questions And Answers, Part 6 Of 9

WHY DO CHRISTMAS CAROLERS WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SINGING?

According to this page (http://www.chin.gc.ca/christmas/carol.htm), "In the Middle Ages in England and France, carols were dances accompanied by singing. In the French Midi, for example, the "carol" was a kind of round dance. In time, the word "carol" changed its meaning, referring only to certain kinds of songs. The Anglo-Saxon tradition favored gathering together small choirs on the village green to sing carols and Christmas songs for the pleasure of passers-by. A number of currently very popular American Christmas carols come directly from France and England."

WHY IS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS EVE, CELEBRATED?

Christmas Eve is a big deal for religious reasons, such as the midnight mass, and also for retail reasons. 1867 was the first year Macy's department store in New York City remained open until midnight on Christmas Eve.
It has also been pointed out, "All Jewish holidays start at sundown the evening before (not at calendar midnight). Our holidays start with ceremony the evening before: rituals, candle-lighting, whatever.. at sundown and they last until the following sundown, and then they're over."

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