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History of Christmas

If you ask ten people what Christmas means to them, you’ll probably hear ten different stories. That’s the beauty of this holiday: it’s a mosaic woven from centuries of tradition, belief, folklore, and a surprising amount of cultural improvisation. Christmas, as we know it today, didn’t burst into the world fully formed; it evolved slowly, shaped…
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What is Christmas?

The calendar marks it as December 25th, but those digits on a page barely scratch the surface of what Christmas truly means. It’s more than a federal holiday, more than a frenzied shopping season, and…
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