Ronald Hutton points out that ‘the feast of the Nativity was wholly a creation of later ... Moore based his depiction of Santa on Dutch tradition. Father Christmas was depicted on Victorian cards and ...

Christmas cards, whether traditional or digital, continue to be an enduring custom, allowing people to send warm thoughts to friends, family, and colleagues. Whether you’re looking for a classic ...

“In Victorian England ... first generation of American Christmas cards. “They were vivid, beautiful reproductions,” says Collins. “There were very few nativity scenes or depictions ...

Christmas Greeting Card 2024: Christmas is the time of year when we come together to celebrate love, kindness, and togetherness. It’s the perfect opportunity to reach out to friends and share ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) -- “The hands that made the sun and stars were too small to reach the huge heads of cattle,” G.K. Chesterton wrote in “The Everlasting Man.” He was speaking, of ...

As a result of this connection, red and green became integral parts of Christmas art and decorations. By the Middle Ages, the colors red and green became prominent in Nativity scenes. Mary was ...

Most historians date the Christmas card’s arrival to 1843, the same year in which Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol. In that year, the inventor and civil servant Henry Cole ...

"We're also having a go at writing with dip pens as well which Victorian people would have been using at school." Schoolchildren had the chance to write Christmas cards using traditional feather ...

And since the season of giving is officially here, I want to spread some holiday cheer by highlighting Christmas-themed trading cards, which is a bigger niche than you may realize. Advertisement ...

While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced by other, older British ...

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In 1880, 11.5 million Christmas cards were produced in the UK. The popular Victorian time saving device has now developed ... www.backinthedayof.co.uk Today we associate carols with the school ...