[PDF.85dv] A Christmas Cornucopia: The hidden stories behind our Yuletide traditions

A Christmas Cornucopia: The hidden stories behind our Yuletide traditions

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 | #275368 in Books |  imusti |  2016-11-22 |  2016-11-22 | Format: International Edition | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.50 x.80 x4.60l,.84 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Delightful|By transponder|Terrific! Even though I knew a number of the facts here -- being a language nerd myself -- most of the book by far was packed with information of which I was unaware or only dimly recalled or was very doubtful about. The book is a delight, being brief, cheeky, judicious, cheerful, and full of surprises. Get it for a friend next year!|0 of 0 people fou| |Witty and revelatory. Blooming brilliant -- Raymond Briggs Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong! Great stuff -- Matthew Parris Mark imparts knowledge about Christmas traditions from the essential to the (very) abstruse in wry and sardonic style.

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 28 March - and only moved to 25 December in 354 AD. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar...

You easily download any file type for your device.A Christmas Cornucopia: The hidden stories behind our Yuletide traditions   |  Mark Forsyth.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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