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- Nov 26, 2016
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Haul out the holly - Our Victorian friends adorned the sideboard, mantle, banisters, and most any other wooden surface available with rope upon rope of evergreen garland.
Send Christmas cards - Victorians extended the custom of sharing holiday greetings from Valentine's Day to Christmas. Many kept albums to save their favorite Christmas postcards.
Go caroling - Victorians revived the centuries-old custom of singing carols to celebrate the season. You don’t have to go door to door, our Victorian friends enjoyed singing carols in their parlors with family and friends.
Decorate a tree - The German custom of tabletop Christmas trees was taken to new heights by our Victorian friends who placed them on the floor in their homes.
Make your own gifts - According to Joy to the World, in 1890 editor Emma Hopper wrote: "An article one makes is certainly more complimentary than one bought, for we weave with every stitch sweet wishes for the recipient." This is so true!
Plan a Christmas program - The Victorian parlor was center stage for Christmas Day entertainment. Family members and visiting friends would recite poems, read lively stories, offer songs, or pick up an instrument for a musical solo.
Make the most of Christmas Day - Victorians ventured out on Christmas Day to visit relatives and close friends and to deliver dinners to the poor and sick. Those who were unable to go out would enjoy reading, looking at their greeting cards, writing letters to loved ones and having the gift of time to rest and rejuvenate.
Merry Christmas to all of my CWT friends from Mid-19th Century Life!
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