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A Christmas Cornucopia The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions

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A Christmas Cornucopia The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions Synopsis

The unpredictable origins and etymologies of our cracking Christmas customs. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means 'Go away, Christ'. Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on 28 March - and only moved to 25 December in 354 AD. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of crackers was merely a way of popularizing sweet wrappers.

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ISBN: 9780241267738
Publication date: 3rd November 2016
Author: Mark Forsyth
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Format: Hardback
Pagination: 192 pages
Primary Genre History
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