A Christmas Cornucopia by Mark Forsyth

The unpredictable origins and etymologies of our cracking Christmas customs For something that happens every year of our lives we really dont know much about Christmas. We dont know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman or that Christmas etymologically speaking means Go away Christ. Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on 28 March and only moved to 25 December in 354 AD. Were oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich ho Hardback