Have a Spooky, Scary, Christmas

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After a brief hiatus, we’re coming back at you with some Victorian Christmas traditions! Think your holiday traditions are weird? The Victorians would like a word. In this episode, we unwrap the strange and spooky side of Victorian Christmas, because nothing says “Merry Christmas” like ghost stories by the fire, oysters for dinner, and Christmas cards featuring… dead birds? So grab some figgy pudding (whatever that is), and join us under the mistletoe as we deck the halls with a little Victorian weirdness!See photos discussed in this episode on our instagramFollow us on tiktok for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!SOURCES:English Heritage - Victorian Christmas TraditionsVictoria & Albert Museum - Victorian Christmas traditionsCinema Live - 5 Fascinating Victorian Christmas TraditionsMental Floss - 11 Odd Victorian Christmas TraditionsKat Devitt - 7 Weird Victorian Christmas TraditionsHistory.com - Some of the Earliest Christmas Cards Were Morbid and CreepyAlexander Meddings - Victorian Christmas Traditions: the Good, the Bad & the Batsh*t MadFriends of Dalnavert - Have Yourself a Creepy Little ChristmasRanker - 25 Bizarre and Disturbing Victorian Christmas CardsThe Guardian - Shock of the old: 11 murderous and macabre Victorian Christmas cardsThe Conversation - Charles Dickens and the birth of the classic English Christmas dinnerCultura Colectiva - 17 Creepy Vintage Christmas Cards For The Ones Who Enjoy a Dark Holiday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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