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A Victorian Christmas, Paperback / softback Book

A Victorian Christmas Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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At the darkest moment of the year, when the nights seem endless and the days very short, comes that most joyful of festivals.

Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing families and friends together to share the much-loved customs and traditions that over the centuries have come to surround this heart-warming and deeply symbolic occasion.

Each family has their own personal traditions, and ways they celebrate the special day.

Yet underneath the tinsel, fairy lights and wrapping paper are many long-standing traditions that we all know and love. Why do we drag a fir tree inside our house and decorate it?

How long Santa has been delivering gifts to good children?

What would Christmas be like without mince pies? We owe a lot to the Victorians. They transformed the way Britain celebrated Christmas in the 19th century and we continue with their traditions today.

In 1848 a British confectioner by the name of Tom Smith came up with the idea of wrapping sweets inside a package that snapped when pulled apart.

It was the Victorians that really centred Christmas round the family, with the eating of a Christmas dinner together, giving gifts and playing games.

All these things have become central to a British Christmas Day.

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