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Merry Christmas ! 🎄
Ho ho ho... 🎅 The holidays are coming up! Discover our special Christmas playlist for the occasion. Find out how Christmas was celebrated at the French court, admire some snowy landscapes and discover how Jesus would celebrate his birthday if he lived in Tokyo today!
People around the world go absolutely bananas for Christmas, coming up with all sorts of traditional celebrations for the holiday. The relationship between us Tuscans and Christmas is a bit contentious, so to speak. It’s not that we hate the holiday, it’s just that it’s too cold to properly celebrate. Listen to these five eminently quirky ways to celebrate Christmas, Tuscan style.
Content produced by : What’s Up Tuscany
On the agenda
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podcast - 19:41
Christmas in Tuscany, 5 weird traditions
By: What's Up Tuscany
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video - 5:45
Monet’s Wheatstacks (Snow Effect, Morning)
By: SmartHistory
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video - 6:15
Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn
By: SmartHistory
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video - 2:14
The Hunters in the Snow – Pieter Bruegel the Elder
By: Two Minute Museum
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video - 14:43
The Invention of the White Christmas
By: Art History Girl
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video - 8:21
Jesus and Buddha do Christmas in Tokyo
By: British Museum
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video - 1:50
Amazing Versailles : Christmas in Versailles
By: Château de Versailles
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video - 5:41
Winter’s tale : the silver skates ⛸️
By: Musée du Louvre