Shopping for Christmas presents in the Victorian era could be quite tricky, especially if one was a lady choosing a gift for a gentleman.
Um, our ancestors were weird, y'all. Maybe we're just missing some context that would make these bizarre Victorian Christmas cards make sense?
Writing this series on Christmas Traditions, I was shocked to find how more than any other time in history, Victorian England shaped our modern-day version of Christmas. So you'd be surprised how easy it is to have your very own Victorian Christmas this year! In fact, some of your favourite Christmas customs might indeed have
The Hudson River Museum has begun to deck its halls! This week we begin installing the decorations for our Victorian house, Glenview. Join us Thanksgiving weekend as we unveil our holiday decor. Open Thanksgiving Weekend with fantastic family programs on Friday, Nov. 23 - www.hrm.org/calendar/families.html#special www.facebook.com/HudsonRivMuseum www.twitter.com/HudsonRivMuseum www.hrm.org
Writing this series on Christmas Traditions, I was shocked to find how more than any other time in history, Victorian England shaped our modern-day version of Christmas. So you'd be surprised how easy it is to have your very own Victorian Christmas this year! In fact, some of your favourite Christmas customs might indeed have
If you think holidays are weird these days, then you clearly haven't seen these 19th-century Victorian Era Christmas cards that were just as creepy as those times themselves. Bored Panda has gone through an expansive TuckDB Ephemera's vintage Holiday greetings postcard collection to gather some of the most bizarre postcards ever made. From frogs stabbing each other to Krampus (a half-goat, half-daemon) entertaining the ladies in the best Victorian Era fashion manner... Yeah, there isn't a more random way to say 'Merry Christmas' to someone these days, but when you think of it, these seasons greetings actually work as a time machine and reveal the relevant topics of those days.
A classic bake for Christmas from the UK with a lot of fans (but also haters): Victorian Christmas Fruit Cake. I like it a lot!
Um, our ancestors were weird, y'all. Maybe we're just missing some context that would make these bizarre Victorian Christmas cards make sense?
Traditional parlour games played during Christmas during Victorian times. Here's 21 Victorian parlour games to try at this home this Christmas.
Today, you will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. You know what, scratch that. We’re experiencing the present, and the future is too unpredictable. Let’s just focus on the past!
Um, our ancestors were weird, y'all. Maybe we're just missing some context that would make these bizarre Victorian Christmas cards make sense?
Anthropomorphic cats, murderous frogs, and insects dancing by the moonlight aren't exactly part of our Christmas card tradition today.
Gilded walnuts were popular Christmas tree ornaments in the Victorian era. Make Victorian gilded walnuts with walnuts, ribbon and gold acrylic paint.