An interesting compendium of the origins of familiar Christmas customs and traditions. Green speculates on such matters as the identity of the three kings, explains such mysteries as the reasoning behind the date of Christmas and the development of the Advent calendar and the Christmas cracker, and asks, in the words of Brian's Mum: "What is myrrh anyway?" You'll find out here.
| ISBN: | 9781909679375 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2014 |
| Author: | Jonathan Green |
| Publisher: | Snowbooks |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 269 pages |
| Genres: |
Gift Books Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Social and cultural history Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past |
An interesting compendium of the origins of familiar Christmas customs and traditions. Green speculates on such matters as the identity of the three kings, explains such mysteries as the reasoning behind the date of Christmas and the development of the Advent calendar and the Christmas cracker, and asks, in the words of Brian's Mum: "What is myrrh anyway?" You'll find out here.
Christmas Explained features in the following genres: Gift Books, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Social and cultural history, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Christmas Explained is available in Hardback
Christmas Explained was written by Jonathan Green and published by Snowbooks
Christmas Explained has 269 pages
£10.79