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The Atlas of Christmas : The Merriest, Tastiest, Quirkiest Holiday Traditions from Around the World - Alex Palmer

The Atlas of Christmas

The Merriest, Tastiest, Quirkiest Holiday Traditions from Around the World

By: Alex Palmer

Hardcover | 8 December 2020 | Edition Number 1

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A festive, delightfully-illustrated compendium that features holiday traditions from around the world. From Jolabokafloo (Christmas Book Flood) in Iceland to Festa dei sette pesci (Feast of Fishes) in Italy and Christmas lanterns in the Philippines, The Atlas of Christmas uncovers the fascinating (and sometimes, downright odd) ways that people and nations celebrate the holiday season, and inspires us to share these unique traditions together with family and friends.

Do you know that in Guatemala there's a "Burn the Devil" tradition to kick off the Christmas season, where people gather to set fire to devil-pinatas? Or that in Sweden, a popular figure in Christmas traditions is the Yule Goat, a rowdy, menacing character who demands gifts? Serbian men traditionally throw grain and corn at a tree, then kiss its bark, before they cut it down to make a Yule Log. And in Japan, a big bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken has become the classic Christmas Day feast. These and many other global Christmas traditions are featured here in this delightful little book. From decorations and activities to feasts and special treats, there's a wide range of both lovely and unusual traditions from around the globe.

About the Author

Alex Palmer is a journalist and excavator of fascinating facts. He has written for Lifehacker, Mental Floss, Smithsonian, Slate, and many other outlets. He has served as an editor of Incentive - a publication on happiness and motivation in the workplace - since 2007.

Palmer is also the author of the New York Times-bestselling The Santa Claus Man: The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Age Con Man and the Invention of Christmas in New York and Literary Miscellany. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and New York City's Deadline Club. He is based in Brooklyn, NY.

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