{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b9bec20210690018d12df4/676b2351a5aeb35e7c53e650?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Have a Spooky, Scary, Christmas","description":"<p>After a brief hiatus, we’re coming back at you with some Victorian Christmas traditions! Think your holiday traditions are weird? The Victorians would like a word. In this episode, we unwrap the strange and spooky side of Victorian Christmas, because nothing says “Merry Christmas” like ghost stories by the fire, oysters for dinner, and Christmas cards featuring… dead birds? So grab some figgy pudding (whatever that is), and join us under the mistletoe as we deck the halls with a little Victorian weirdness!</p><p><br></p><p>See photos discussed in this episode on our<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/conjuringcuriosities/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> instagram</a></p><p>Follow us on<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@conjuringcuriosities\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> tiktok</a> for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!</p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/christmas/victorian-christmas-traditions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English Heritage - Victorian Christmas Traditions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/victorian-christmas-traditions?srsltid=AfmBOoqT45UpTcEBKeeXoZWVTapTNEKGTPPD450bkIMkL9lNTVZSjnm3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria &amp; Albert Museum - Victorian Christmas traditions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cinemalive.com/blog/5-fascinating-victorian-christmas-traditions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cinema Live - 5 Fascinating Victorian Christmas Traditions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/652043/victorian-christmas-traditions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Floss - 11 Odd Victorian Christmas Traditions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://katdevitt.com/2021/12/20/7-weird-victorian-christmas-traditions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kat Devitt - 7 Weird Victorian Christmas Traditions</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.history.com/news/victorian-christmas-cards#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History.com - Some of the Earliest Christmas Cards Were Morbid and Creepy</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://alexandermeddings.com/history/victorian-christmas-traditions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Meddings - Victorian Christmas Traditions: the Good, the Bad &amp; the Batsh*t Mad</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/2019/12/20/have-yourself-a-creepy-little-christmas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of Dalnavert - Have Yourself a Creepy Little Christmas</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ranker.com/list/bizarre-and-creepy-victorian-christmas-cards/kellen-perry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ranker - 25 Bizarre and Disturbing Victorian Christmas Cards</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/12/shock-of-the-old-11-murderous-and-macabre-victorian-christmas-cards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian - Shock of the old: 11 murderous and macabre Victorian Christmas cards</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://theconversation.com/charles-dickens-and-the-birth-of-the-classic-english-christmas-dinner-108116#:~:text=Charles%20Dickens%20popularised%20the%20traditional,and%20followed%20by%20Christmas%20pudding\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Conversation - Charles Dickens and the birth of the classic English Christmas dinner</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://culturacolectiva.com/en/art/design/hilarious-creepy-vintage-christmas-cards-illustrations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cultura Colectiva - 17 Creepy Vintage Christmas Cards For The Ones Who Enjoy a Dark Holiday</a></p>","author_name":"Clara and Sabrina"}