'That is no country for old men....Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.' W.B.Yeats 'Sailing To Byzantium.' 1926
Sunday 19 December 2010
Britain is a country where old men look back on Christmas in the 1950's, when they were boys and reflect that : nothing has really changed
All these years later, Christmas still falls into that pattern of :
Preparation 1
* presents bought
* decorations found
* food bought
Preparation 2
* presents wrapped
* decorations 'put up'
* cards sent
Execution 1 :
* presents unwrapped
Execution 2 :
* Christmas Lunch
Free choice :
* post-prandial snooze
* walk in fresh air
* watch t.v.
Evening :
* cold turkey meat
* more t.v.
P.S.
For all this we have to thank Martin Luther and, more particularly, John Calvin who gave us this method of Protestant orderliness and organisation which serves us true, year by year.
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