Christmas tensions: Change and permanence in the celebration of Christmas in Santiago during the 19th century

Abstract

Through the case of the celebration of Christmas in Santiago de Chile during the nineteenth century, processes of secularization and modernization are shown, as well as the privatization of piety and the social segregation of traditions of celebration. These processes are highly visible in discussions in the nineteenth century press where we can observe a shared concern -both in liberals and conservatives- for order and morality.