by CCash | Feb 3, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Shakespeare Christmas
Candles for Candlemas February 2 marks the halfway point between the end of Winter and the Beginning of Spring. At any such turning point of the year, holidays were held, and Candlemas is one such celebration. Candlemas is a Christian celebration, marking the end of...
by CCash | Feb 3, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes, Shakespeare Christmas
William Shakespeare never mentions the celebration of Candlemas by name in his works, but we know Shakespeare was involved in the celebration of Candlemas in 1602 from a diary entry written by a man named John Manningham, who wrote about attending a performance of...
by CCash | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes, Shakespeare Christmas
January 6 is the day that many celebrate a holiday called Epiphany, the first manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God to the Gentiles, which happened through the visit of the Magi, or the Three Kings, who visited Jesus and brought him the now famous gifts of...
by CCash | Dec 23, 2024 | Blog, Podcast Episodes, Shakespeare Christmas
A drink, as much as it was songs and a group activity, wassail has been a traditional part of the Christmas season in England, and particularly a favorite of Twelfth Night celebrations, for centuries, including before and during the life of William Shakespeare. In...
by CCash | Sep 17, 2024 | Detailed Show Notes, Shakespeare Christmas
“Ah, where’s my man? give me some aqua vitae…” — Nurse, Romeo and Juliet, III.2 Artist’s representation of distillation apparatus for aqua vitae, from Liber de arte Distillandi, by Hieronymus Brunschwig, 1512 | Two figures...
by CCash | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes, Shakespeare Christmas
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife Christmas carols were popular during Shakespeare’s lifetime. During the reign of Elizabeth I, which was 1558-1603 and spans most of...
