Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present. From Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, 1843.
The Queen’s Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, published in the Illustrated London News, 1848, and republished in Godey’s Lady’s Book, Philadelphia, December 1850
The Examination and Trial of Father Christmas, (1686), published after Christmas was reinstated as a holy day in England
A Norwegian Christmas, 1846 painting by Adolph Tidemand
The Christmas Visit. Postcard, c.1910
Map of countries where Christmas is not a formal public holiday either on December 24-25 or January 6-7
A typical Neapolitan presepe or presepio, or Nativity scene. Local crèches are renowned for their ornate decorations and symbolic figurines, often mirroring daily life.
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