Dead frogs, dancing insects, scared children and cats. Lots of cats. Here are the weirdest and most disturbing Christmas cards ever!
The tradition of sending Christmas cards is slowly disappearing, but a dozen or so years ago it was one of the most important pre-Christmas rituals. So pictures of manger, Christmas trees and angels were sent out. But have you ever seen those weirdest and sometimes scary Christmas cards? In these cases, we really need to consider what the author actually meant ...
What's with the frogs?
Surprisingly many pages, mainly of the Victorian era, referred in various ways to ... frogs. So we have dancing frogs, frogs in boots or dead ones, but always wishing you a Merry Christmas!
"Every good wish for your Christmas." - Victorian card
19th century Christmas card
We really don't know how to describe this card
Happy Holidays!
Christmas spirit on a Victorian postcard
Frightened and Frightening Children
Many wishes on the cards were made by the youngest. This should come as no surprise to anyone, after all, children love Christmas!
Some necks could be really… disturbing
Looking at some Christmas cards, it is easier to understand why children are afraid of St. Nicholas!
Happy Holidays!
As you can see, Christmas was not always associated with joy
Who's afraid of the snowman?
A death for Christmas?
The idea of painting dead animals on Christmas cards is quite… surprising.
What did the author mean?
Holidays full of joy?
Cat's Christmas
Cats were also the leitmotif of Christmas cards. Sometimes humanoid.
The cats wish you a Happy Easter!
Cats felt the magic of Christmas
Cat's carols
Piglets, gnomes and others
Finally, we present a selection of cards that were difficult to qualify for other categories. So there are piglets on bicycles, scary dwarfs and strange animals.
Piglet and gnomes. Happy christmas!
A bit of violence on the Christmas card
Dwarfs and piglets are in a hurry for Christmas
One of Australia's first Christmas cards
Which card did you like the most?