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Christmas

For the Victorians, Christmas was a greatly anticipated holiday and represented a time for families to be reunited and to enjoy themselves. Because of this, many scrapbooks contain treasured images depicting people celebrating Christmas with enthusiasm, and present a deep veneration for custom and tradition. Christmas cards played a great role in the Victorian tradition, as they contained message of well being, invitations to wondrous parties, and brought holiday cheer to love ones. Popular images for Christmas cards ranges from Christmas flower, winter scenes to Father Christmas or Santa Claus.

 

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