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The Book of Christmas
Jane Struthers
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Description for The Book of Christmas
Hardback. .
- 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. ... Read more
- 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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091947293
SKU
V9780091947293
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Ref
99-99
About Jane Struthers
Jane Struthers is the author of over twenty books, including Red Sky at Night: The Book of Lost Countryside Wisdom, Beside the Seaside and Literary Britain and Ireland. She shares her 17th-century cotttage and garden in East Sussex with her husband and two cats.
Reviews for The Book of Christmas
The perfect gift for festive season fans
Telegraph
Brimming with baubles of Christmas fact and bedecked with snippets of festive tradition
The Field
Telegraph
Brimming with baubles of Christmas fact and bedecked with snippets of festive tradition
The Field