 | Location | Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston MA 02113 |
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| Category | Freedom Trail Public Tours |
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| Link | www.paulreverehouse.org |
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Admission during the holiday event:
Adults $5
Seniors and College Students $4.50
Children Ages 5-17 $1.50. Did early Bostonians celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year? If so, how? If not, why not? Come to the Paul Revere House, home of Boston's favorite patriot, to find out! Costumed interpreters acquaint visitors with days of thanksgiving, which the governor might declare at any time of year to express gratitude for good fortune. Find out about colonial controversies surrounding the observance of Christmas. Offended by rowdy celebrations of Christmas popular in England (and by the observance of any anniversary day not specified in the Bible), Boston Puritans outlawed the celebration of Christmas at times during the 1600s. By the Reveres' era, however, even Puritans sometimes treated themselves to delectable thanksgiving feasts scheduled suspiciously close to December 25! New Year's Day was an occasion for exchanging small gifts, and for the needy to demand favors from the rich. Colonial Tarts and Cakes
Warm up with a cup of mulled cider and enjoy delicious sweets baked from early American recipes. Refreshments are free with admission. Concerts of Seasonal Songs
Each afternoon from 12 to 4 PM, R.P. Hale performs overtures, melodies and Anglican Advent songs in elegant colonial garb on a harpsichord and a hammered dulcimer he has painstakingly reproduced from period originals. Basket maker Fred Lawson will be demonstrating his skill and offering his gorgeous, handmade products for sale from 12-4 upstairs in the historic Hichborn House Inside the Revere House visitors view rooms restored to their appearance during the Revolutionary era, when the Revere family lived there, and to the 1680s, when the house was built for one of Boston's wealthiest merchants. The rooms will be decorated for a colonial thanksgiving with fruit pyramids. During the event, visitors will also be able to visit the Hichborn House (c. 1711), one of the oldest brick structures in Boston. This house is directly across a courtyard from the Revere House and is owned and operated by the Paul Revere Memorial Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |