Holiday Traditions | Celebrating Victorian Holidays

Explore the history of the Valentine and view collections of early Valentines. Have an old-fashioned Valentine's Day party party by creating your own crepe paper favors and decorations. Have a Valentine's Day luncheon with a "heart" menu.

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Thanksgiving

What to Do After the Thanksgiving Dinner
The rub comes when the men have smoked out their cigars in the dining-room, and the women have exhausted family gossip and the subject of babies in the drawing-room.

The Thanksgiving Dinner
Two Thanksgiving menus from Harper's Bazaar, 1905.

Christmas

An extensive library of Victorian holiday entertaining, gift giving and decorating articles from over 100 years ago. Find plum pudding recipes, Victorian Christmas crafts, the history of the Christmas tree and Christmas cards. This is a great place to show today's children how Christmas used to be.
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Halloween

Halloween Party
These suggestions are presented to an ambitious hostess with the absolute guarantee that no matter what other reactions her guests may have, they will certainly not be bored!

Halloween History
Halloween myths and Halloween games played in the Victorian era.

Halloween Luncheon Menu
Have a Victorian style Halloween luncheon.

Paper Costumes for Kids
Colorful kids costumes to make from a vintage 1920s booklet will entertain children of all ages.

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