Actually before Dickens, Christmas used to be a massive drunken orgy. So bad that the city of NYC was thinking about banning the whole thing since December was turning into a classic baccanal.
The whole Dickens thing was designed to replace "wild partying" (Think Detroit) with family, friends, pie, and all that stuff.
So in a way we're just getting back to our roots. :-)
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Date: 2008-12-01 01:09 am (UTC)The whole Dickens thing was designed to replace "wild partying" (Think Detroit) with family, friends, pie, and all that stuff.
So in a way we're just getting back to our roots. :-)
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