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The Arts Society Tonbridge (was Tonbridge DFAS) Talk : Jane Austen's Christmas
Jane Austen's Christmas : the Festive Season in the Georgian Era.
Before the Victorians reinvented it, the traditional Christmas was a very different affair. Devoid of Father Christmas, Christmas trees and commercialisation, the emphasis was on gentility, tradition and sociability. Jane Austen set many scenes from her novels during the Christmas period exactly because this was a time for social gatherings. We'll look at the balls, parties, dinners, games, traditions and celebrati
Before the Victorians reinvented it, the traditional Christmas was a very different affair. Devoid of Father Christmas, Christmas trees and commercialisation, the emphasis was on gentility, tradition and sociability. Jane Austen set many scenes from her novels during the Christmas period exactly because this was a time for social gatherings. We'll look at the balls, parties, dinners, games, traditions and celebrati
2.30 pm. All are welcome. Visitor fee £6.00. Talk followed by tea and biscuits.
Medway Hall, The Angel Centre, Angel Lane, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1SF
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Website:
tonbridgedfas.org.uk
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