{"product_id":"a-christmas-cornucopia-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-yuletide-traditions","title":"A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Forsyth, Mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e VIKING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e UK ed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eVIKING\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 22-11-2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 25583669\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe perfect gift for anyone who has ever wondered about the unpredictable origins and etymologies of our Christmas customs!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWe don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means \"Go away, Christ\". 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 crackers was merely a way of popularising sweet wrappers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLuckily, like a gift from Santa himself, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Witty and revelatory. Blooming brilliant' Raymond Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Everything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong! Great stuff' Matthew Parris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241267738\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.4 x 4.6 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VIKING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66564827775280,"sku":"Trans_9780241267738","price":793.26,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81UnqT65xBL.jpg?v=1776623203","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/a-christmas-cornucopia-the-hidden-stories-behind-our-yuletide-traditions","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}