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The Befana with sweet coal and candy on wooden background. Italian Epiphany day tradition (vetre/Adobe Stock) — 24 Dec 2021

Babbo Natale And Befana: The Italian Santa Claus Duo

By Alessandra Filiaci

History & Tradition

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Christmas and Epiphany are undoubtedly two of the most popular holidays for Italian children. Children love to be told fantastic stories and excitedly await the arrival of Babbo Natale and the Befana. Thanks to a particularly effective advertising...
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The Befana with sweet coal and candy on wooden background. Italian Epiphany day tradition (vetre/Adobe Stock) — 24 Dec 2021

Babbo Natale And Befana: The Italian Santa Claus Duo

By Alessandra Filiaci

History & Tradition

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Christmas and Epiphany are undoubtedly two of the most popular holidays for Italian children. Children love to be told fantastic stories and excitedly await the arrival of Babbo Natale and the Befana. Thanks to a particularly effective advertising...
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Arthur Rackham Christmas — 27 Dec 2018

Come Over to the Dark Side of Christmas

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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The Festive Season - a time of peace and goodwill to all men. It is a message people in the Western World have grown up with since childhood. Except it is not. It one forgets the saccharine sentimentality and Christian moralizing and scratch...
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Arthur Rackham Christmas — 27 Dec 2018

Come Over to the Dark Side of Christmas

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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The Festive Season - a time of peace and goodwill to all men. It is a message people in the Western World have grown up with since childhood. Except it is not. It one forgets the saccharine sentimentality and Christian moralizing and scratch...
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Der Mönch — 21 Dec 2018

Santa Claus – A Siberian Shaman on a Magic Mushroom Trip?

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

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The idea that there is a direct link between our modern representation of Santa Claus and historic shamanic practice in Siberia is not new. It seems to have been first suggested by the historian of religion, Mircea Eliade in the 1950s, in his...
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Der Mönch — 21 Dec 2018

Santa Claus – A Siberian Shaman on a Magic Mushroom Trip?

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

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The idea that there is a direct link between our modern representation of Santa Claus and historic shamanic practice in Siberia is not new. It seems to have been first suggested by the historian of religion, Mircea Eliade in the 1950s, in his...
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Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions — 04 Jan 2017

Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Although we nowadays associate ‘Happy Holidays’ with celebrations during Advent and the run-up to Christmas Day and then on to New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay in Scotland) not that many years ago the ‘Festive Season’ extended beyond the end...
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Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions — 04 Jan 2017

Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Although we nowadays associate ‘Happy Holidays’ with celebrations during Advent and the run-up to Christmas Day and then on to New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay in Scotland) not that many years ago the ‘Festive Season’ extended beyond the end...
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What Star is This? The Pagan Origins of Christmas Symbols — 16 Dec 2016

What Star is This? The Pagan Origins of Christmas Symbols

By Marie and Larry

History & Tradition

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The Christmas holiday is celebrated all over the world in various traditions. But few people realize it has an origin steeped in paganism and sun worship. In fact, the day itself and all it represents can be whittled down to one word: light....
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What Star is This? The Pagan Origins of Christmas Symbols — 16 Dec 2016

What Star is This? The Pagan Origins of Christmas Symbols

By Marie and Larry

History & Tradition

1

The Christmas holiday is celebrated all over the world in various traditions. But few people realize it has an origin steeped in paganism and sun worship. In fact, the day itself and all it represents can be whittled down to one word: light....
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