A very deep history of Halloween
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In 1982 Canada Post assigned Santa the postcode "H0H 0H0"
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The first US Army Christmas: Washington and the Hessians
8 votes -
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday
6 votes -
A shared celebration of Orthodox Christmas deep in the Arctic, undimmed by war and the round-the-clock polar night
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The evolution of Father Christmas
5 votes -
Swedes from across the north-east of England have celebrated the traditional Scandinavian festival of Sankta Lucia at Hexham Abbey
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The history of Halloween
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Is Christmas actually related to the birthday of Sol Invictus?
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A child calling Santa reached NORAD instead. Christmas Eve was never the same.
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The Gävle goat
9 votes -
The surprisingly strange history of Thanksgiving (and other turkey day trivia)
4 votes -
What's Cajun Mardi Gras? Here's the story
6 votes -
'Where was the Lord?': On Jefferson Davis' birthday, nine slave testimonies
7 votes -
Pope Francis' homily at Easter Vigil Mass: Full text
5 votes -
Fireworks and pipe bombs: How Greek towns celebrate Easter
6 votes -
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
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Ottawa to declare federal holiday to mark legacy of residential school system
7 votes