La coutume d’envoyer des cartes de Noël imprimées au XIXᵉ siècle est née de la révolution industrielle. Elle s’inspirait des traditions festives britanniques plus anciennes – certaines d’ailleurs entièrement fictives.
- Associate Professor of History, Auburn University
In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to reveal how emotions were being ‘manufactured.’
The custom of mailing printed Christmas cards in the 19th century was a product of the industrial revolution. It was influenced by older British holiday traditions − some entirely fictional.
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