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Holiday Food Traditions 2020 edition
Grab a cup of cocoa, put your feet up and enjoy a little bit of the season’s history with a look at Christmas foods!
Continue reading →Christmas Post Index 2020
After writing 7 (!) Christmas books, I’ve managed to fill Random Bits of Fascination with a plethora of Regency era Christmas treats. Here’s a Christmas Post Index of the offerings for your holiday reading pleasure.
Continue reading →Kissing Boughs and Mistletoe
Did Jane Austen hang mistletoe for the Yuletide season? On Christmas Eve, decorations and greenery were put up throughout the house—not before as that was bad luck. Traditional greenery included holly, ivy, rosemary, evergreen, hawthorn and, bay leaf, laurel, and … Continue reading →
Regency era Holiday Gift Giving
Gift giving in Jane Austen’s Day. What might she have given or received for Christmas? Though gift giving was not the primary focus of the Christmastide season, gifts were commonly exchanged. St. Nicholas Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Twelfth … Continue reading →