Victorian Laurels Newsletter
December '08 Christmas
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History: No era in history has influenced the way in which we celebrate Christmas, quite as much as the Victorians. Before Victoria's reign started in 1837 nobody in Britain had heard of Santa Claus or Christmas Crackers. No Christmas cards were sent and most people did not have holidays from work. The wealth and technologies generated by the industrial revolution of the Victorian era changed the face of Christmas forever. Charles Dickens wrote books like "Christmas Carol", published in 1843, which actually encouraged rich Victorian's to redistribute their wealth by giving money and gifts to the poor! These radical middle class ideals eventually spread to the not-quite-so-poor as well. The wealth generated by the new factories and industries of the Victorian age allowed middle class families in England and Wales to take time off work and celebrate over two days, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Boxing Day, December 26th, earned its name as the day servants and working people opened the boxes in which they had collected gifts of money from the "rich folk".
Now we can all be rich in the traditions of Christmas passed down from the Victorian era!
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