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Christmas customs through the ages in Britain
A historical survey traces Boxing Day and Christmas traditions from Roman Saturnalia through medieval plum porridge and mince pies to Victorian cards. It notes Cromwellian bans on merriment, enduring legal oddities on Christmas Day, and the origin of Christmas cards by Sir Henry Cole in 1847.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepys
Swift
Stella
Harry
Sir Henry Cole
J. C. Horsley
Royal Academy of Arts
Formet Voul
Lecome
Tennyson
Christ
Julius
Britain
Augustine
York
Cromwell
James I
Edward VT