What Is Myrrh Anyway?: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Christmas

by Jonathan Green

This is a hugely enjoyable, festive excursion through the history, science, music, culture and traditions of everyone's favourite winter holiday.Why is Christmas celebrated on 25 December? Why is turkey the traditional festive meat? Why are stockings hung up on Christmas Eve? What is figgy pudding? Who were the three kings? And did Coca-Cola really invent Father Christmas as we're all told?Just like the perfect Christmas stocking, "What is Myrrh Anyway?"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848310277
• ISBN13: 9781848310278
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 7.0"