A Short Socio-Economic Examination of the Historical Traditions of Easter
McCabe, Steven (2023) A Short Socio-Economic Examination of the Historical Traditions of Easter. Birmingham City University, Centre for Brexit Studies Blog.
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Abstract
Christmas, as I wrote a few months ago (McCabe, 2022), conjures up an array of emotions and, it must be acknowledged, anxiety for many about the cost of presents and food. Easter has no such commotion. For example, whilst pop singles are a regular feature of Christmas, this tradition does not occur at Easter.
Easter, falling at the beginning of spring in late March or April (see below), allows a break after the winter. Easter, like Christmas which replaced the pagan festival of mid-winter (solstice), though now being linked with the Christian celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, also has pagan roots.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Centre for Brexit Studies, CBS, Brexit, BCU, EU, European Union, UK, Birmingham City University, UK Government, UK politics | ||||
| Subjects: | CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-03 - politics > CAH15-03-01 - politics | ||||
| Divisions: | Research, Innovation, Enterprise > Centre for Brexit Studies | ||||
| Depositing User: | Gemma Tonks | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2023 09:57 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2023 09:57 | ||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14324 |
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