In the Victorian era, there were couple of pagan holidays that were tied to Christianity: Mothering Sunday and Easter Monday, (Mitchell 211). The first pagan holiday in the year is Mothering Sunday. Not to get confused with Mother’s Day. That is to say that according to The Telegraph, “It was a day where children, mainly daughters, who had gone out to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mothers and families”. Although we celebrate it the same way the Victorians did with cards and flowers, nowadays in Britain, people just give presents and flowers. But following this holiday comes Easter Monday, three weeks after Mothering Sunday (Griffiths). Since most of the Victorians were Christian, Easter was very important to
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There was also foods that were commonly eaten during those times, not necessarily eaten by them so to speak. The Queen at the time, Queen Victoria, was married to Prince Albert. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was German and had brought his traditions to Britain (Midgley). Despite the fact that the Royal Family had trees in the home, Prince Albert had popularised the Christmas tree (Midgley) (Johnson). Previous to the 19th century, Christmas was not adored and cherished as it is today or in the Victorian era (Liebenson). In 1848, there was an infamous drawing depicting the Royal Family surrounding a decorated tree with ornaments and toys under the tree (Midgley). Not only did Prince Albert help to start the tradition of a tree in the house, he also would have decorated Christmas trees to schools in Windsor and to local army barracks (Midgley). Pertaining to what food the Royal Family at, according to Kathryn Jones, an assistant curator of decorative arts, roast beef was always a recurring dish at the dinner (Midgley). There were foods that were commonly eaten as Dr.Annie Gray told Leah Hyslop: Plum pudding, mince pies, Palestine soup, and Victorian nesselrode (Hyslop). As for when they’d eat, a fashionable time to eat would be at 8:30 pm (Hyslop). Dr.Annie Gray, a food historian, said that it was not uncommon for people in the Victorian era to mix sweet and sour flavors
There was also foods that were commonly eaten during those times, not necessarily eaten by them so to speak. The Queen at the time, Queen Victoria, was married to Prince Albert. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was German and had brought his traditions to Britain (Midgley). Despite the fact that the Royal Family had trees in the home, Prince Albert had popularised the Christmas tree (Midgley) (Johnson). Previous to the 19th century, Christmas was not adored and cherished as it is today or in the Victorian era (Liebenson). In 1848, there was an infamous drawing depicting the Royal Family surrounding a decorated tree with ornaments and toys under the tree (Midgley). Not only did Prince Albert help to start the tradition of a tree in the house, he also would have decorated Christmas trees to schools in Windsor and to local army barracks (Midgley). Pertaining to what food the Royal Family at, according to Kathryn Jones, an assistant curator of decorative arts, roast beef was always a recurring dish at the dinner (Midgley). There were foods that were commonly eaten as Dr.Annie Gray told Leah Hyslop: Plum pudding, mince pies, Palestine soup, and Victorian nesselrode (Hyslop). As for when they’d eat, a fashionable time to eat would be at 8:30 pm (Hyslop). Dr.Annie Gray, a food historian, said that it was not uncommon for people in the Victorian era to mix sweet and sour flavors