Ágnes Mihálykó What did late antique Egyptians sing about at Christmas? Shepherds, the star, and the Virgin Mary, of course. Shepherds worship the newborn Jesus on what appears to be the earliest manuscript of a Christmas carol, preserved in Greek on a papyrus from the area of Heracleopolis (near modern Beni Suef) in Middle Egypt,Continue reading “Another Egyptian Christmas Carol”
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An Egyptian Christmas Carol
Ágnes Mihálykó **Note: an update to this post, with a correction is available in the post ‘Another Egyptian Christmas Carol‘** What did late antique Egyptians sing about at Christmas? Angels, shepherds, and the Virgin Mary, of course.Angels have the main role in what appears to be the earliest manuscript of a Christmas carol, preserved inContinue reading “An Egyptian Christmas Carol”
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