A Little Book for Christmas - A Celebration of the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Hardcover)

Christmas is the favourite time of the year for many of us, with present exchanges, food & drink and socialising with friends & family at the top of the agenda. But what are the true origins and meaning of this seemingly inexhaustible celebration? Although most of our current customs only go back a few hundred years - Father Christmas as we know him dressed in red and white much less - there has been a festival at this time in the year for thousands of years. Although these days it is taken to mean the commemoration of the birth of Jesus, the date of December 25 was that of the winter solstice in Roman times, and other cultures have celebrated the darkest winter night for millennia. This book looks at all aspects of what the festive period means for people all over the world, beginning with a history of Christmas that looks at Yule, Nativity and Christmas as well as pagan celebrations. The embodiment of Christmas, Father Christmas, has a whole chapter, and this jolly character we know and love has a long history, not to mention a big bag of presents! But wait - there's myrrh(!): quotes, jokes, sayings and words of wisdom and fun from around the world, as well as fun facts about how, where, when and why we celebrate - and we look at curious customs from around the world. SAMPLE FACT: The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, has been tracking Santa's journey around the world since 1958.

General

Imprint:	Orange Hippos!
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Little Book of...
Release date:	October 2022
Authors:	Orange Hippo!
Dimensions:	137 x 113 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-80069-236-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Miscellaneous items > Gift books Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Etiquette & entertaining > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs
LSN:	1-80069-236-6
Barcode:	9781800692367

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