THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS by Jane Struthers ( 9780091947293 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS

By:

Jane Struthers

Format:

Hardback

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£18.99

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ISBN 10:

0091947294

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9780091947293

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Publisher:

EBURY PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

1 October, 2012

Pages:

288

Description:

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? This title provides answers to such questions.

Synopsis:

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.

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Ebury Press

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