. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Twelfth Night cake in the palace parlor night of the Christmas Celebration. The Victorians, with their taste for nostalgia and their keen sense of history, were responsible for resurrect- ing Christmas in the 19th century, sanctifying it and putting in place the customs we know today. Popular in medieval Europe, Christmas had ebbed through the centuries until the Victorians restored it to its full regalia in the late 1800s. The season began with a period of anticipation and preparation that increasingly ce
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Twelfth Night cake in the palace parlor night of the Christmas Celebration. The Victorians, with their taste for nostalgia and their keen sense of history, were responsible for resurrect- ing Christmas in the 19th century, sanctifying it and putting in place the customs we know today. Popular in medieval Europe, Christmas had ebbed through the centuries until the Victorians restored it to its full regalia in the late 1800s. The season began with a period of anticipation and preparation that increasingly centered on Christmas shopping. Earlier in the century, the main expenditure had been on food and drink, but as the custom of giving presents became more popular, shopping became part of the ritual. By this time, toys could be found under the tree. Alphabet blocks and other wooden toys, especially Noah's ark with pairs of animals, were popular. A Victorian Christmas tree in the Commission House is decorated with ornaments both homemade — popcorn, garlands and presents — and store- bought. By the 1880s, American flag ornaments were popular, so the tree is hung with 38-star flags of the time, Hick says. Often, the tree was decorated by parents or Santa Claus and the candles lit only for a few moments as the children had their first glimpse of the tree. Water buckets and sponges on poles were kept close by to extinguish the candles. Stockings hung by the chimney were filled with toys and candy for good children, or coal and switches for naughty children. In the Commission House drawing room, a World War II Christmas comes to life with tinsel, electric lights and big band Christmas tunes on the radio. This era was chosen because it takes people back to a Christmas that they can remember or at least recognize, Hicks says. "So many people walk into that room and either it's their childhood Christmas or it looks like their grandmother's house," Hicks says. "We've had
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