Christmas Through the Ages: Christmas in Colonial America

What was Christmas really like in Colonial America?

Forget the picture-perfect colonial Christmas of movies and greeting cards. The real story is far more fascinating. Christmas Through the Ages: Christmas in Colonial America takes you back to the settlements, churches, kitchens, taverns, plantations, farms, and homes of early America through 500 entertaining trivia questions and answers.

Discover why Christmas celebrations were outlawed for a time in Puritan Massachusetts, how Anglican Virginians celebrated the season, what Dutch Saint Nicholas traditions brought to New York, and how German-speaking and Moravian communities added their own customs to America's evolving Christmas story.

Explore colonial Christmas foods and drinks, handmade gifts, winter entertainment, church traditions, wassailing, Twelfth Night, folklore, decorations, and the surprising origins of customs we still recognize today. You'll also separate historical fact from Christmas myth, discovering which supposedly “colonial” traditions actually became popular generations—or even centuries—later.

Inside are 10 fascinating categories: • Christmas Comes to Colonial America • Puritans, Quakers & Christmas Controversy • A Southern Colonial Christmas • Christmas Food & Drink • Decorations & the Colonial Home • Gifts, Children & Christmas Amusements • Christmas in the Middle Colonies • Faith, Church & the Christmas Season • Folklore, Customs & the Twelve Days • Myth vs. Reality: The Colonial Christmas Questions include a lively mix of multiple choice, true or false, and short answer, followed by answer sections featuring additional historical context.

Perfect for Christmas enthusiasts, American history buffs, trivia lovers, homeschool families, teachers, senior activities, and anyone curious about how Americans celebrated Christmas before Santa, Christmas cards, and piles of presents became holiday standards. 500 questions. 10 categories. One fascinating journey into America's Christmas past.

Part of Horsecreek Digital's Christmas Through the Ages series.