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Author : N. F. Pearson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (616 download)
Download or read book The Stories of Our Christmas Customs written by N. F. Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : N. F. Pearson
Publisher : Ladybird Books
ISBN 13 : 9780721401898
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Stories of Our Christmas Customs written by N. F. Pearson and published by Ladybird Books. This book was released on 1964 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : N. F. Pearson
Publisher : Ladybird Books
ISBN 13 : 9780721401898
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Stories of Our Christmas Customs written by N. F. Pearson and published by Ladybird Books. This book was released on 1964 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ace Collins
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0310248809
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas written by Ace Collins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the stories behind the customs and traditions of Christmas including Advent wreaths, holly, Nativity scenes, Yule logs, caroling, and Santa Claus
Author : N. F. Pearson
Publisher : Ladybird Books
ISBN 13 : 9780721401898
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Stories of Our Christmas Customs written by N. F. Pearson and published by Ladybird Books. This book was released on 1964 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce David Forbes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520933729
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Christmas written by Bruce David Forbes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-10-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas—from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. Packed with intriguing stories, based on research into myriad sources, full of insights, the book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, the Christmas tree, Christmas songs and movies, and more. The book also offers some provocative ideas for reclaiming the joy and meaning of this beloved, yet often frustrating, season amid the pressures of our fast-paced consumer culture. DID YOU KNOW For three centuries Christians did not celebrate Christmas? Puritans in England and New England made Christmas observances illegal? St. Nicholas is an elf in the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas"? President Franklin Roosevelt changed the dateof Thanksgiving in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season? Coca-Cola helped fashion Santa Claus's look in an advertising campaign?
Author : David McLaughlan
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781616268602
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (686 download)
Download or read book The Top 40 Traditions of Christmas written by David McLaughlan and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas traditions form the foundation of the holiday season. 40 favorite customs show "story behind the story.O
Author : Kathleen Stokker
Publisher : Borealis Book
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Keeping Christmas written by Kathleen Stokker and published by Borealis Book. This book was released on 2000 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings home the stories and origins of the treasured customs which Norwegians use to celebrate the Christmas season. Norwegian immigrants carried with them centuries-old folk tradition, which they held especially dear at Christmas time, remembering family members left behind. But the US, the immigrants and their descendants met the newly evolving traditions of the commercial American Christmas, a powerful homogenising force in a nation of immigrants. Stokker describes and traces the development of folkways on both side of the ocean, from their origins to their practice today. With fascinating details, with scores of accounts of ancient and modern Christmases, with recipes and photographs, this book reminds Norwegians and Norwegian Americans of their connections to each other and explains how their celebrations differ on this joyous family holiday.
Author : Ace Collins
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310873886
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas written by Ace Collins and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder where some of our unique and meaningful Christmas traditions come from? Why are red and green popular colors of the season? Why is exchanging gifts a family tradition? Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas reveals the people, places, and events that shaped the best-loved customs of this merriest of holidays and how they all point to Christ. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas includes insights about: Gift giving Christmas trees Caroling Nativity scenes Yule logs Stockings Advent wreaths Mistletoe Holly, and more! This is the perfect gift to infuse your celebration with spiritual insights, true-life tales, and captivating legends to intrigue you and your family. Bring new luster and depth to your modern traditions while you celebrate Jesus' birth. The traditions of Christmas lend beauty, awe, and hope to the holiday, causing people all over the world to anticipate it with joy. Warm your heart as you rediscover the true and eternal significance of Christmas.
Author : Clement A. Miles
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486233545
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Christmas Customs and Traditions, Their History and Significance written by Clement A. Miles and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprints the 1912 study of the origins, evolution, and meaning of Christmas rituals and practices of many nations, including caroling, Christmas drama, the manger, the Christmas tree, the Yule log, and the twelve days.
Author : Jock Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Inventing Christmas written by Jock Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the origins of modern Christmas traditions, which evolved over a twenty-five year period, beginning in 1823 with the publication of Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," to 1848.
Author : Mark Forsyth
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 024197755X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)
Download or read book A Christmas Cornucopia written by Mark Forsyth and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unpredictable origins and etymologies of our cracking Christmas customs For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, Christ". Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on March 28th - and only moved to 25th December in 354 AD. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of crackers was merely a way of popularising sweet wrappers. Luckily, like a gift from Santa himself, Mark Forsyth is here to unwrap this fundamentally funny gallimaufry of traditions and oddities, making it all finally make sense - in his wonderfully entertaining wordy way.
Author : Brian Earl
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493069403
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Christmas Past written by Brian Earl and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind every Christmas tradition is a story — usually, a forgotten one. Each year, as we decorate a tree, build a gingerbread house, and get ready for a visit from St. Nicholas, we’re continuing generations-old narratives, while being largely unaware of their starting chapters. But knowing how these traditions began adds a new level of depth to our Christmas spirit, as well as an arsenal of anecdotes to share at Christmas parties. Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday’s Traditions reveals the surprising, quirky, mysterious, and sometimes horrifying stories behind the most wonderful time of the year. With 26 short chapters, it’s a festive, digestible Advent calendar of a book. Covering traditions ancient and modern, Christmas Past is filled with stories of happy accidents, cultural histories, criminal capers (including tomb raiders and con artists), and hidden connections between Christmas and broader social, economic, and technological influences. How did the invention of plate glass forever change the Christmas season? What common Christmas item helped introduce fine art to the masses? Why do Americans typically spike their eggnog with rum, rather than the traditional brandy? And speaking of booze, does using the phrase “Merry Christmas” mark you as a drunken reveler? Christmas Past answers all of those questions, and many more.
Author : Nick Page
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1529334098
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Christmas: Tradition, Truth and Total Baubles written by Nick Page and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is Christmas the way it is? How did we get from the birth of Jesus to everyone pushing their credit card and their belts to their maximum extent? Starting with the events surrounding Jesus' birth, this book takes us through centuries of commemoration, celebration and over-consumption. Along the way we'll find out why we eat turkey, how an obscure Turkish saint turned into a man flying a sleigh, and why that tree in your house should really contain an apple and a snake. Combining in-depth historical research, cheerfully irreverent humour and cutting-edge guesswork, Nick Page explores what this festival really means, and how we can get back to something real and true beneath all that wrapping.
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
ISBN 13 : 9780635021540
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (215 download)
Download or read book Christmas Traditions Around the World written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features stories, puzzles, and trivia that address how cultures around the world celebrate Christmas.
Author : Jorge Broering
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)
Download or read book Santa Claus Stories written by Jorge Broering and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Claus-otherwise known as Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle-has a long history steeped in Christmas traditions. Find out more about the history of Santa Claus from his earliest origins to the shopping mall Santas of today, and discover how two New Yorkers-Clement Clark Moore and Thomas Nast-were major influences on the Santa Claus millions of children wait for each Christmas Eve. In this book, you will discover the history of Saint Nicholas and Santa, what the real bishop's life was like, and how he served as the historical inspiration for Santa. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus like never before. And so much more! Scroll up and click the "Buy now with 1-Click" button to get your copy now!
Author : Herbert Henry Wernecke
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664242589
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (425 download)
Download or read book Christmas Customs Around the World written by Herbert Henry Wernecke and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1959-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the origin and development of present-day Christmas practices and describes the religious and festive Christmas holiday customs of sixty-six countries
