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The unpredictable origins and etymologies of our cracking Christmas customsFor 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 was actually invented by a M...Show more
Book details
ISBN
9780241267738
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published year
2016
Language
Edition
1
Original title
A Christmas Cornucopia
Format
Hardcover
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