{"product_id":"a-christmas-cornucopia-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-yuletide-traditions-0241267730","title":"A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0241267730\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Forsyth, Mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\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","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51692388811040,"sku":"NEW0241267730","price":22.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81UnqT65xBL.jpg?v=1779377257","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-christmas-cornucopia-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-yuletide-traditions-0241267730","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}