Today’s winter wonderlands have roots in Jacobean and Georgian frost fairs
Today’s winter wonderlands have roots in Jacobean and Georgian frost fairs: A Frost Fair on the Thames at Temple Stairs, London by Abraham Hondius (1684). Museum of London, CC BY-NC Skating rinks, funfairs and booths serving hot food and drink spring up across many cities in December. But these festivities aren’t a modern phenomenon – …
