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A Victorian Christmas (Paperback)
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A Victorian Christmas (Paperback)
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List price R186
Loot Price R142
Discovery Miles 1 420
You Save R44 (24%)
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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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