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SUMMARY:The Man Who Reinvented Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Would you believe Christmas used to be a very low-key affair? It's true! Until the mid-19th Century\, people did little to mark it and businesses didn't consider it a holiday. Yet by 1900 it was our largest & most popular annual celebration. What changed society's view of Christmas? The answer may be Charles Dickens and his book\, A Christmas Carol. Historian Kathy Wilson investigates how a novel about social reform transformed Christmas from a date on the church calendar into the holiday we know today. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of the James Kennedy Public Library.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Would you believe Christmas used to be a very low-key affair? It&rsquo\;s true! Until the mid-19th Century\, people did little to mark it and businesses didn&rsquo\;t consider it a holiday. Yet by 1900 it was our largest &amp\; most popular annual celebration. What changed society&rsquo\;s view of Christmas? The answer may be Charles Dickens and his book\, A Christmas Carol. Historian Kathy Wilson investigates how a novel about social reform transformed Christmas from a date on the church calendar into the holiday we know today. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of the James Kennedy Public Library.
LOCATION:James Kennedy Public Library
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DTSTAMP:20260407T130330Z
URL:https://chamber.dyersville.org/events/details/the-man-who-reinvented-christmas-1516
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