TAKE A journey back to Christmases past with Tim Healey.
In a talk the writer and broadcaster will reveal what Yuletide celebrations were like at the time of the English Civil War and Restoration.
Wassailing rites, frost fairs, Twelfth Night customs - and the Puritan backlash against Christmas itself – will all feature in his exploration of 17th century festivities.
The free event will take place next Thursday at 7.45pm at the Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road, Abingdon.
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