Christmas Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Christmas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781602397576)

Wouldn't it be great to understand all our Christmas traditions? Here, Jonathan Green offers the fascinating history behind our most beloved holiday traditions. For example, myrrh is incense made from the resin of a North African bush and was a special gift during biblical times. To the Romans, mistletoe was a symbol of fertility, so today we are encouraged to kiss when it is near. The Yule log was originally used to brighten homes during the dark, cold Scandinavian Christmas season. Packed with all manner of delightful surprises and delicious morsels, A Christmas Miscellany demystifies the origins of familiar festive customs such as caroling and Christmas cards, and entertains with fun, little-known facts. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for the curious-minded during the holiday season.

Author: Jonathan Green
ISBN-10: 1602397570
ISBN-13: 9781602397576
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.80w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 86

About the Author
Jonathan Green is a teacher and writer. He is the author of Scottish Miscellany and Christmas Miscellany in addition to more than fifty other titles, including You Are the Hero. He lives in London, England.