Throwback to two older trips taken a very long time ago, around Old Christmas time.
Pictured: St. Basil's Cathedral with its 9 onion domes in Moscow, and a Christmas tree decorated in traditional style with felted valenki boots, woven bast shoes and wooden dolls, seen at a restaurant in Odessa, Ukraine.

мерри кристмас, Gregorian style!⁠
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#срождеством #сочельник #oldchristmas

The Green Man of Bankside
(photo by Sas Sastro)

Join the Lions part for their Twelfth Night Celebrations this Sunday

http://www.thelionspart.co.uk/twelfthnight/index.html

#TwelfthNight #ShakespearesGlobe #streettheatre #OldChristmas #mumming #KingoftheBean #wassail

Julian Calendar. When the change was made to the Gregorian Calendar in 1582, a little more than 10 days were lost and by the time all of Europe accepted the Gregorian Calendar in the 17th century, it was a full 12 days from December 25 to January 6. Since the calendar was the product of Pope Gregory XIII, many protestants refused to accept it and kept celebrating Christmas in January 6. 3/3

That is my long-winded way of saying Merry Christmas again.
#holidayseason #ChristmasEve #OldChristmas

Reading one new favorite, "Old Christmas", by Washington Irving and one old favorite, "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens. Did you know Washington Irving wrote Christmas stories and that his Christmas stories inspired Charles Dickens? 🎄📚❤️
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#ChristmasBooks #CharlesDickens #WashingtonIrving #AChristmasCarol #OldChristmas #ClassicLit