The colorful Boar’s Head ceremony became part of the Christmas celebration in the great manor houses of the Middle Ages, but had its roots in pagan times when the boar was the first dish …

Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia celebrates the Boar's Head Ceremony annually on the first Friday in December. Members of the Omicron Delta Kappa society process with a roasted …

This 14th century festival is a beautiful retelling of Christmas given by a full choir and orchestra. The Cameron Highland Pipe Band marches in ceremoniously, while the Beefeaters keep watch.

2 days ago · The 49th Boar’s Head Festival returns with three performances on Saturday, January 3, and Sunday, January 4. It features popular carols, medieval costumes and performances.

A fanfare and singing herald announce the arrival of the boar’s head, symbolic of Christ’s triumph over evil, accompanied by the royal hunter and his attendants, full of pride. A great procession …

5 days ago · Get more details on the Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach.

Like our Thanksgiving turkey, toasted boar was a staple of medieval banquets. As Christianity overtook pagan customs in Europe, the presentation of a boar's head at Christmastime came …

The Boar’s Head & Yule Log celebration was a popular Christmas event in the great English manor houses of the 17th century. Eventually, the custom was carried to colonial America.

The Boar’s Head is one of the oldest continuing festival of the Christmas season. On its 600th anniversary in 1940, it was first celebrated at Christ Church, Cincinnati.

From these beginnings, the Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival has since spread to be celebrated in many Christian settings. Saint John continues this ancient tradition, giving it new life through …