{"product_id":"christmas-traditions-a-celebration-of-festive-lore-hardcover","title":"Christmas Traditions: A Celebration of Festive Lore - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stocking-filler-sized compilation of Christmas lore, revealing the intriguing origins of the traditional festivities. Forty short pieces on individual traditions are each accompanied by charming vintage illustrations from the British Library's collection of Christmas books, cards, and ephemera. Origins of the Feast at Christmas; the decision to celebrate Christ's birthday on 25 December; the Yuletide festival of Anglo-Saxon England; Saturnalia; evergreens taken inside in midwinter; the original Captain Christmas 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' - Christmas in and out of Church Holly symbolizing Christ's crown of thorns; the role of Midnight Mass; European celebrations of Epiphany and the importance of the Three Kings Christmas down the Ages Mistletoe and kissing; the Puritan ban on Christmas; the Twelve Days of Christmas; Dickens's recipe for Twelfth Night cake The Transatlantic 'Victorian' Christmas Nineteenth-century romanticization of Christmas and invented traditions; goose clubs; advent calendars; Christmas cards and gift-giving Modern Traditions Individual, sometimes outlandish traditions from around the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Goodwin \u003c\/b\u003eis a historian whose previous books include \u003ci\u003eBenjamin Franklin in London\u003c\/i\u003e, t\u003ci\u003ehe British Life of America's Founding Father\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFatal Colours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTowton 1461\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eFatal Rivalry, Flodden 1513.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 5.2 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768415125792,"sku":"9780712352949","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af9712bc84ba5f96ff4198b2974b72c2.webp?v=1780329092","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/christmas-traditions-a-celebration-of-festive-lore-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}