Deck the Halls of Dalnavert: A Victorian Christmas Tour

Name: Deck the Halls of Dalnavert: A Victorian Christmas Tour
Start: 2024-12-07T12:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-07T15:30:00-06:00
Location: 61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3C 1N7

Schedule

Sat Dec 07 2024 at 12:30 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3C 1N7 | Winnipeg, MB

Celebrating Christmas as we know it today didn't take off until the Victorian era, when the holiday was reinvented with an explosion in popularity of numerous items still in use today, such as Christmas trees, cards, gift wrap and the concept of gift-giving.
In the 19th century, stories such as A Christmas Carol and poems such as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas added to the holiday becoming a massive cultural phenomenon and popularized the holiday’s spirit of giving to those in need and the whole concept of what Santa Claus means to so many children today.
In this festive tour, travel back to Victorian Winnipeg and learn how Victorians celebrated Christmas by playing dangerous parlour games, eating lots of candy, and carolling—pretty similar to today!