At this time of year people sometimes wonder about how their ancestors celebrated the Christmas season. There are some interesting web pages, which feature Christmas traditions in Wiltshire. Christmas-through-the-ages http://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/site/whats-on/christmas-in-wiltshire/christmas-traditions-and-history/christmas-through-the-ages This has information about the Winter Solstice, Romans, Medieval Christmas and Victorians. The question 'Are there any traditional Christmas customs in Wiltshire?' is answered on a Wiltshire Community History web page: http://www.northwilts.gov.uk/community/getfaq.php?id=194 -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com
Am I becoming confused in my old age? I have just visited these sites. A couple of things. Where did they get the idea that the Queen of Norway sent Prince Albert a tree that was then put up in Trafalgar Square. This custom surely started in 1947 as a Thankyou from the people of Oslo. Also surely Victoria and Albert married in 1840? Harry -----Original Message----- From: jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 3:50 PM To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Christmas traditions in Wiltshire At this time of year people sometimes wonder about how their ancestors celebrated the Christmas season. There are some interesting web pages, which feature Christmas traditions in Wiltshire. Christmas-through-the-ages http://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/site/whats-on/christmas-in-wiltshire/christmas-traditions-and-history/christmas-through-the-ages This has information about the Winter Solstice, Romans, Medieval Christmas and Victorians. The question 'Are there any traditional Christmas customs in Wiltshire?' is answered on a Wiltshire Community History web page: http://www.northwilts.gov.uk/community/getfaq.php?id=194 -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message