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          The Book of Christmas

          The Book of Christmas

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          - What is the significance of holly at Christmas?- When should you make your figgy pudding?- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve?

          - What is the significance of holly at Christmas?
          - When should you make your figgy pudding?
          - Why was the Old Lad...

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          Description

          Product ID:9780091947293
          Product Form:Hardback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:The Book of Christmas
          Authors:Author: Jane Struthers
          Page Count:288
          Subjects:Gift books, Gift books, Children’s / Teenage stationery and miscellaneous items, Stationery & miscellaneous items (Children's / Teenage)
          Description:Select Guide Rating
          - What is the significance of holly at Christmas?- When should you make your figgy pudding?- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve?

          - What is the significance of holly at Christmas?
          - When should you make your figgy pudding?
          - Why was the Old Lad''s Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve?
          - And who was Good King Wenceslas?

          Did you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boar''s head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames?

          Christmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down - Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night ... or Candlemas? And why?

          Packed with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs and traditional feasts, instructions for Victorian parlour games and the stories behind our favourite carols, The Book of Christmas is a captivating volume about our Christmas past.


          Imprint Name:Ebury Press
          Publisher Name:Ebury Publishing
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2012-10-04

          Additional information

          Weight354 g
          Dimensions202 × 140 × 27 mm