Christmas miscellany [electronic resource] : everything you always wanted to know about Christmas / Jonathan Green.
Reveals the origins of many Christmas traditions from why people go caroling to the practice of sending greeting cards, in a nostalgic tribute that includes coverage of historical and religious customs.
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- Physical Description: 1 online resource : col. ill.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., c2009.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | What is myrrh anyway? -- Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25? -- Why is turkey eaten at Christmas? -- Where does the Christmas tree come from? -- Why are cards sent at Christmas? -- Why are carols sung at Christmastime? -- Why do people open Advent calendars in the run-up to Christmas -- Why are stockings hung up on Christmas Eve? -- Why do people put up Christmas decorations? -- What is figgy pudding? -- Who were the three kings? -- Where does the Christmas wreath come from? -- Why are reindeer so associated with Christmas? -- What are the twelves days of Christmas? -- Why is fish eaten on Christmas Eve? -- When, and why, was Christmas canceled? -- What is a Yule log? -- What was the first Noël? -- What have holly and ivy got to do with Christmas? -- What is mulled wine? -- Why are sprouts eaten with Christmas dinner? -- Why do we display Nativity scenes at Christmas? -- What is wassailing? -- Who was Good King Wenceslas? -- Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? -- Why is Christmas so often shortened to Xmas? |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Christmas > Miscellanea. Questions and answers. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |