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  • A Jane Austen Christmas: Regency Christmas Traditions

  • Jane Austen Regency Life, Book 1
  • By: Maria Grace
  • Narrated by: Barry Shannon
  • Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)
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By: Maria Grace
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Summary

Many Christmas traditions and images of "old fashioned" holidays are based on Victorian celebrations. Going back just a little further, to the beginning of the 19th century, the holiday Jane Austen knew would have looked distinctly odd to modern sensibilities.

How odd? Families rarely decorated Christmas trees. Festivities centered on socializing instead of gift-giving. Festivities focused on adults, with children largely consigned to the nursery. Holiday events, including balls, parties, dinners, and even weddings celebrations, started a week before Advent and extended all the way through to Twelfth Night in January.

Take a step into history with Maria Grace as she explores the traditions, celebrations, games and foods that made up Christmastide in Jane Austen's era. Packed with information and rich with detail from period authors, Maria Grace transports the listener to a longed-for old fashioned Christmas.

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©2014 Maria Grace (P)2019 Maria Grace
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  • 01-02-21

An interesting couple of Christmasy hours

It was better than some of the Christmas tv shows to listen to. interesting to see how Christmas was spent centuries ago ... it entertained me while I pottered about.

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