The Book of Christmas download free [PDF and Ebook] by Jane Struthers

The Book of Christmas download free [PDF and Ebook] by Jane Struthers year 2012
  • Book name: The Book of Christmas
  • Author: Jane Struthers
  • Release date: 2012/7/2
  • Publisher: EBURY PUBLISHING
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: Teen and Young Adult
  • ISBN: 9780091947293
  • Rating: 7.46 of 10
  • Votes: 227
  • Review by: Calvin Childs
  • Review rating: 7.14 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/9/3
  • Total pages: 288
  • Includes a PDF summary of 25 pages
  • Description or summary of the book: - What is the significance of holly at Christmas?- When should you make your figgy pudding?- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? - And who was Good King Wenceslas?Did you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boar's head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames? Christmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down - Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night ... or Candlemas? And why? Packed with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs and traditional feasts, instructions for Victorian parlour games and the stories behind our favourite carols, The Book of Christmas is a captivating volume about our Christmas past.
  • Estimated reading time (average reader): 16H9M36S
  • Other categories, genre or collection: Sociology: Customs & Traditions, Encyclopaedias & Reference Works, Christian Worship, Rites & Ceremonies, Children's Stationery, Reference Works
  • Available formats: PDF, EPUB, TXT, XPS, MOBI, JPEG, DOC, WORD. Compressed in RAR, DMG, TAR.7Z, ARJ, TAR.LZO, GZ, ZIP
  • Download servers: Microsoft OneDrive, Uploaded, Firedrop, Uploadable, BitShare, MEGA, Teamplace, FreakShare, Amazon Drive
  • Format: Hardback
  • Approximate value: 15.24 USD
  • Dimensions: 144x206x28mm
  • Weight: 385g
  • Printed by: Ebury Press
  • Published in: London, United Kingdom
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