{"product_id":"a-christmas-cornucopia-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-yuletide-traditions-9780241267738","title":"A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Forsyth\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Viking\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Historical \u0026amp; Comparative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means \"Go away, Christ.\" Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on March 28--and only moved to December 25 in 354 AD. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of Christmas crackers was merely a way of popularizing sweet wrappers. Luckily, Mark Forsyth is here to unwrap this fundamentally funny gallimaufry of traditions and oddities, making it all finally make sense--in his wonderfully entertaining wordy way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PRH India","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46461639229591,"sku":"9780241267738","price":845.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241267738.webp?v=1769307315","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-christmas-cornucopia-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-yuletide-traditions-9780241267738","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}