Christmas Traditions: A Celebration of Festive Lore

by George Goodwin

A stocking-filler-sized compilation of Christmas lore, revealing the intriguing origins of the traditional festivities. Forty short pieces on individual traditions are each accompanied by charming vintage illustrations from the British Library's collection of Christmas books, cards, and ephemera. Origins of the Feast at Christmas; the decision to celebrate Christ's birthday on 25 December; the Yuletide festival of Anglo-Saxon England; Saturnalia;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712352945
• ISBN13: 9780712352949
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 5.2"