Author: Peter KimptonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781445604886
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Tom Smith's Christmas Crackers
Author: Peter KimptonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781445604886
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Victorian Christmas
Author: Brenda WilliamsPublisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1841658502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
At the darkest moment of the year, when the nights seem endless and the days very short, comes that most joyful of festivals. Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing families and friends together to share the much-loved customs and traditions that over the centuries have come to surround this heart-warming and deeply symbolic occasion. Each family has their own personal traditions, and ways they celebrate the special day. Yet underneath the tinsel, fairy lights and wrapping paper are many long-standing traditions that we all know and love. Why do we drag a fir tree inside our house and decorate it? How long Santa has been delivering gifts to good children? What would Christmas be like without mince pies? We owe a lot to the Victorians. They transformed the way Britain celebrated Christmas in the 19th century and we continue with their traditions today. In 1848 a British confectioner by the name of Tom Smith came up with the idea of wrapping sweets inside a package that snapped when pulled apart. It was the Victorians that really centred Christmas round the family, with the eating of a Christmas dinner together, giving gifts and playing games. All these things have become central to a British Christmas Day.
The Graphic
Author: The Sketch
Author: The Sphere
Author: Family Christmas in the 1940s and 50s
Author: Faye GardnerPublisher: Evans Brothers
ISBN: 9780237533830
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Takes the reader back through time to celebrate Christmas in the 1940's and 50's. This book describes games, songs, books and food and encourages the reader to recreate some of the fun through a variety of activities from making cards and decorations to baking cakes.
Stores circular
Author: Army and navy co-operative society, ltdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Kelly's Post Office London Directory
Author: The Illustrated London News
Author: How it All Began
Author: Maurice E. BarenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781870071925
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description