A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions by Forsyth, Mark

A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions

For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We...
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Author: Mark Forsyth
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A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions by Forsyth, Mark

A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions

$40.12

A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions

$40.12
Author: Mark Forsyth
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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 28--and only moved to December 25 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 Christmas crackers was merely a way of popularizing sweet wrappers. Luckily, 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: Mark Forsyth
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 08/01/2018
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 7.20h x 4.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780241267738

About the Author
Mark Forsyth is the author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon.


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