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History of Christmas Lights

By justlovechristmas – Posted on August 13, 2021September 23, 2021
History of Christmas Lights

Christmas Lights have their origins in the tradition of leaving a candle in the window, a signal of worship. Then around 1500 Martin Luther is believed to have decorated a Christmas Tree with candles. These were possibly the first form of Xmas … Continue readingHistory of Christmas Lights

History of Christmas Decorations

By justlovechristmas – Posted on August 13, 2021September 23, 2021
History of Christmas Decorations

Its is feasible that a form of Christmas decorations dates back to the Roman winter festival of Saturnalia. They attached candles to trees for Sol the sun god, and replicas of Bacchus, the fertility god. The ancient Germanic tradition was to … Continue readingHistory of Christmas Decorations

History of the Christmas Cracker

By justlovechristmas – Posted on August 12, 2021September 23, 2021
History of the Christmas Cracker

The Christmas cracker is believed to have been invented by a baker, Tom Smith. He specialised in wedding cakes and his bakery was in Clerkenwell, London. Always looking for a new idea to help expand his business he would visit … Continue readingHistory of the Christmas Cracker

History of Christmas Carols

By justlovechristmas – Posted on August 12, 2021September 23, 2021
History of Christmas Carols

The Christmas Carol like many traditions around Christmas time can be traced back to Pagan times. During the Winter Solstice, Europeans before the birth of Jesus danced around stone circles and sang songs. In fact the word carol has its … Continue readingHistory of Christmas Carols

History of Christmas Cards

By justlovechristmas – Posted on August 12, 2021August 22, 2021
History of Christmas Cards

Christmas cards of an early form can be dated back to Medieval Europe, when wood engravers produced religious themes in print. But the modern Christmas card can be dated back to Victorian Britain and in particular one man. Sir Henry … Continue readingHistory of Christmas Cards

History of the Christmas Cake

By justlovechristmas – Posted on August 12, 2021September 23, 2021
History of the Christmas Cake

The traditional Christmas cake is the merger of two dishes traditionally eaten around the Christmas period. Plum porridge or pottage and the Twelfth Night cake. The plum porridge was first cited in 1573 and was traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve. … Continue readingHistory of the Christmas Cake

History of the Advent Calendar

By justlovechristmas – Posted on July 20, 2021September 22, 2021
History of the Advent Calendar

The Advent Calendar would appear to be a Christmas tradition that that does not date back to Pagan or Roman times, but is in fact in relatively modern. As with many of the traditions of Christmas, the origins are from … Continue readingHistory of the Advent Calendar

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