Moravian Christmas in the South by Nancy Thomas

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Summary

Many of the Christmas traditions that we know today did not appear in the United States until well into the nineteenth century. This book explores the Christmas celebrations of the Moravian Church in the South, whose members were marking the holiday as early as the 1780s in ways recognizable to modern Americans.

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Moravian Christmas in the South by Nancy Thomas

Many of the Christmas traditions that we know today did not appear in the United States until well into the nineteenth century. This book explores the Christmas celebrations of the Moravian Church in the South, whose members were marking the holiday as early as the 1780s in ways recognizable to modern Americans.
Nancy Smith Thomas is an independent scholar living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She has worked at Old Salem Museums & Gardens for eighteen years, focusing on Christmas interpretation and programming, and frequently presents lectures and workshops on Christmas decorations and traditions.
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ISBN 13 9780807831816
ISBN 10 0807831816
Title Moravian Christmas in the South
Author Nancy Thomas
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 2007-11-30
Number of pages 184
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.