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Ever dug into a fine, plummy Christmas pudding? Well... unless you're British, probably not. As much as we Americans owe the Brits for our general holiday traditions, Christmas puddings just didn't seem to transplant to these shores.
But if you're looking for an interesting culinary experience to add an Old World accent to your Christmas holiday, it's worth giving this fine old tradition a new try.
In this era of electric lighting, the classic Christmas candle has fallen out of use in many households. But it's a tradition worth resurrecting, because Christmas candles not only add beauty to the holiday, they offer deeper meaning that lends greater significance to the tradition.
You might think that Victorian Christmas traditions are dead relics of a bygone era, considering that they originated at least a century and a half ago. But the truth is, most of the Christmas traditions we enjoy today are directly rooted in Victorian customs.
Let's take a look at a few.
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