A Jane Austen Christmas: Regency Christmas Traditions (Jane Austen Regency Life) - Softcover

Grace, Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692332332 ISBN 13: 9780692332337

Publisher: White Soup Press, 2014

Synopsis

Many Christmas traditions and images of ‘old fashioned’ holidays are based on Victorian celebrations. Going back just a little further, to the beginning of the 19th century, the holiday Jane Austen knew would have looked distinctly odd to modern sensibilities. How odd? Families rarely decorated Christmas trees. Festivities centered on socializing instead of gift-giving. Festivities focused on adults, with children largely consigned to the nursery. Holiday events, including balls, parties, dinners, and even weddings celebrations, started a week before Advent and extended all the way through to Twelfth Night in January. Take a step into history with Maria Grace as she explores the traditions, celebrations, games and foods that made up Christmastide in Jane Austen's era. Packed with information and rich with detail from period authors, Maria Grace transports the reader to a longed-for old fashioned Christmas. Non-fiction

About this edition

• Publisher: White Soup Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0692332332
• ISBN 13: 9780692332337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 131