Before turkey, what was the traditional Christmas Day meal in England?
Tudor Christmas meant serious feasting for the royal household – and that meant lots of meat. The traditional choices were beef, venison and wild boar, but the Tudors also ate a range of wild animals and birds that we wouldn’t eat today, including badger, blackbird and woodcock. Turkeys first came to England during the Tudor period were seen as an exotic delicacy. They were walked from Norfolk and Suffolk all the way to market in London.
Where is the oldest Christmas market in the world?
In a document dating back to 1434, traces of the Striezelmarkt Christmas Market’s existence were found. The story tells of a Christmas market set up in Dresden, specifically Striezelmarkt which offered sweets which are typical of German Christmas traditions. The Striezel, known as Stollen, is the distinctive Christmas bread from the city. It is a leavened dough filled with candied fruits, dried fruit and covered with icing sugar.
Where does the name Boxing Day come from?
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas Day and falls on 26 December.
It’s also a public bank holiday in the UK.
When 26 December is a Saturday, the Boxing Day bank holiday is moved to the next Monday.
If 26 December falls on a Sunday, then the holiday is the following Tuesday.
Why do we give chocolate coins for Christmas?
There are a lot of holiday traditions that revolve around chocolate. We have the wonderfully strange tale of a chocolate egg delivering Easter Bunny, a box of hearts for loved ones during Valentines day, and handing out candy to little ones dressed in costumes for Halloween.
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
Who bought the Christmas tree in England?
Princ Albert
When do the 12 days of Christmas start?
Most people know the 12 days of Christmas from the song- and the odd Christmas joke(opens in new tab) — that lists the different gifts. The first printed appearance of the song was in the English children’s book Mirth With-out Mischief, which was published in 1780 — though some of the lyrics were slightly different. Most historians believe the Christmas Carol started out as a memory game.
