| 作者 | Mark Forsyth |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | Ingram International Inc |
| 商品描述 | A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions：Forsomethingthathappenseveryyearofourlives,wereallydon'tknowmuchaboutChristmas.Wedon' |
內容簡介 For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, Christ." Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on March 28--and only moved to December 25 in 354 AD. 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 Christmas crackers was merely a way of popularizing sweet wrappers. Luckily, 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.
作者介紹 Mark Forsyth is the author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon.
| 書名 / | A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions |
|---|---|
| 作者 / | Mark Forsyth |
| 簡介 / | A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions：Forsomethingthathappenseveryyearofourlives,wereallydon'tknowmuchaboutChristmas.Wedon' |
| 出版社 / | Ingram International Inc |
| ISBN13 / | 9780241267738 |
| ISBN10 / | |
| EAN / | 9780241267738 |
| 誠品26碼 / | |
| 語言 / | 3:英文 |
| 頁數 / | 192 |
| 裝訂 / | H:精裝 |
| 級別 / | N:無 |
| 尺寸 / | 18.3X11.4X1.8CM |
| 重量(g) / | 793.8 |