On Hosting Your Regency-Era Christmas Party Quotes

“Beginning in the late 18th century, a very large candle would be lit at nightfall on Christmas Eve and allowed to burn through the night.”
― Stephanie Barron, On Hosting Your Regency-Era Christmas Party: A Companion to Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas

“Christmas trees and Santa Claus didn’t become part of the holiday season until the Victorian era, circa 1837. Christmas in Regency-era England was celebrated over twelve days, starting on December 25th (Christmas Day) and culminating on January 6th, the festival of the Epiphany (Twelfth Day).”
― Stephanie Barron, On Hosting Your Regency-Era Christmas Party: A Companion to Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas