Christmas In Victorian London

Somewhere in the city a ravishing victorian christmas world has appeared.

Christmas in victorian london. It s hard to imagine now but at the beginning of the 19th century christmas was hardly celebrated. By the 1820s he had his sleigh and reindeer by 1870 he customarily wore a bishop s red robes. Boxing day december 26th earned its name as the day servants and working people opened the boxes in which they had collected gifts of money from the rich folk. The holidays the wealth generated by the new factories and industries of the victorian age allowed middle class families in england and wales to take time off work and celebrate over two days christmas day and boxing day.

Here are just a few christmas traditions we can thank the victorians for. His business day was moved too to christmas eve instead of 5 december st nicholas s day. Discover a door that leads back in time to the streets of dickensian london and the bewitching house of charles dickens. Go ice skating at somerset house browse the london bridge christmas market stalls or join the zsl london zoo christmas celebrations.

Explore the history of london s christmas traditions from victorian splendor to modern grandeur. You can go on a christmas river cruise in london shop for gifts under the oxford street christmas lights book the best afternoon tea in london at christmas and catch some of the best christmas shows london has to offer over the holiday season. Christmas day on the pavement illustrated london almanack 1855. And by the late 1880s he melded with old christmas in britain to become father christmas part of the home based domestic holiday and a symbol of giving.

Discover historic hampton court palace decorated for the holidays and experience a traditional riverside christmas market. Revel in a secret night of yuletide feasting festive cocktails and enchanting storytelling. Thus it is thanks to the victorian era that most of our beloved christmas traditions such as christmas cards gifts and boxing day are popular. From buckingham palace to the wards of a london s women s hospital christmas came to london just as it did to the rest of victorian britain.

Christmas as we celebrate it today has its origins in victorian britain. Many businesses did not. Before the victorian era christmas was hardly celebrated.