Vintage Christmas Countdown

Vintage Christmas Countdown

Beautifully illustrated with reproductions of authentic vintage Christmas artwork and postcards, this fascinating eBook explores the origins and history of our many Christmas traditions and symbols, such as:

• What does "Yule" mean and how did it come to be Yuletide?
• Where did the practice of putting a star on the Christmas tree come from?
• What is wassailing and how did they make wassail in the 1600s?
• Who was Saint Nicholas and why is the the "Boy Bishop" associated with him?
• What is a "Reindeer Vision" and what does this have to do with Santa Claus?
• What is the "peal of the bells" at Christmas time?
• Do the Holly and the Ivy represent men and women?
• How did the Victorians decorate their Christmas trees?
• What did the first Christmas card look like?
• Why do we kiss under the Mistletoe?
• How do you ensure good luck in the New Year?
• What could you expect to eat at a Medieval Christmas Feast?
• What does the little town of Bethlehem have to do with bread and grains?

Each day covers a different Christmas tradition, starting on December 1st and continuing through to Christmas Day. You'll find eighteen traditional Christmas recipes from as early as the 1600s and over a dozen exquisite reproductions of vintage Christmas artwork as desktop wallpaper that you can download and install on your computer.

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