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Twelfth Night (The King Drinks) by David Teniers c. 1634–1640 (Public Domain) — 06 Jan 2024

Twelfth Night Revelries: Myrrh, Mirth And Making Merry, 5 – 6 January

*By Lucinda Hawksley*

*History & Tradition*

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In the Christian church, January 6 is commemorated as the feast of Epiphany, the day on which the three wise men, or three kings, arrived at the stable in Bethlehem to visit the newborn baby Jesus. In 1756, during the reign of King George II, The...
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Dickens’ Dream by Robert William Buss (1875) Charles Dickens Museum (Public Domain) — 26 Dec 2023

Did Charles Dickens Really Invent Christmas – Ask His Descendant

*By Lucinda Hawksley*

*History & Tradition*

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The year 1843, was to mark a turning point in how the British – and eventually much of the wider world – celebrated Christmas. Not only was it the year in which Charles Dickens’ novella, A Christmas Carol, was published; it was also the year...
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Victorian Era

Twelfth Night Revelries: Myrrh, Mirth And Making Merry, 5 – 6 January

Did Charles Dickens Really Invent Christmas – Ask His Descendant