The Victorian age is often imagined as an era of high collars, tight corsets, and unsmiling faces frozen in early photographs. Yet beneath this austere exterior, Victorians possessed a sharp, often irreverent sense of humor. One outlet for this was the then-new tradition of sending Christmas cards—a practice less than two centuries old. It began shortly after the introduction of the postage stamp system in England, thanks to Sir Henry Cole, Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum. In 1843, he commissioned a card designed to “perpetuate kind recollections between Dear Friends.” With an initial print run of just 1,000 copies, it proved an immediate success and sparked a trend that continues to this day, with Victorians delighting in cards as quirky, strange, or unsettling as they liked.
Of course it is perfectly normal that a kangaroo paints an ostrich for Christmas.
Who doesn’t remember that classic Christmas carol “Frosty the snowman is just melting away”
I am not sure if this was meant for Christmas or Halloween.
I suppose even scary clowns deserve a Christmas break.
Of course lets not forget the old tradition of the Christmas stabbing.
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