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Tudors Dynasty & Beyond

5 Minute History: Understanding the New Year Celebrations

Tudors Dynasty & Beyond

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

4.4869 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In our last interview with Dr. James Taffe we talked about Christmas with the Tudors, but we also briefly mentioned New Year's traditions. This episode is to give a little more background to New Year's celebrations! Other winter/holiday episodes: 5 Minute History: Feast of Saint Nicholas and Krampus Frost Fairs: A Distraction from the Winter Blues-- Commercial FREE for ⁠⁠patrons⁠⁠! Love the Tudors? Read the stories of the Tudors on ⁠⁠Tudors Dynasty⁠⁠! -- Credits: Host: ⁠⁠Rebecca Larson⁠⁠ Edited by: ⁠⁠Rebecca Larson ⁠⁠

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Guests were happily sipping the drinks that I'd mix them.

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With a selection of tonics from Fever Tree,

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everyone was given their favourite G&T.

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It is, after all, the best time of the year

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that deserves special drinks, not just wine or beer.

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guests. Please enjoy responsibly. The Tudors Dynasty podcast. Welcome to another five-minute

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history episode. I'm your host, Rebecca Larson. Today I'm going to discuss a brief history of New Year's in Tudor times and hopefully clear up

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any confusion you may have over when and why gift giving was done at this time.

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And I'll give you some examples of gifts as well.

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You're listening to the Tudors Dynasty podcast with Rebecca Larson.

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People from around the world have been celebrating the new year for at least four millennia.

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The earliest record of New Year's celebrations goes back 4,000 years to ancient Babylon and is similar to when the

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