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History Articles
How Christmas became Christmas — origins, oddities, and the people who shaped the holiday.
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History August 5, 2026
The Real History of Santa Claus
How a fourth-century bishop from the coast of modern Turkey became Santa Claus — via Dutch New York, an 1823 poem, a Civil War cartoonist, and one stubborn Coca-Cola myth.
History July 25, 2026
Why Do We Kiss Under the Mistletoe?
A parasitic plant that kills trees somehow became Christmas's licence to kiss. The real story runs through Norse myth, druid ritual, Georgian servants' halls, and a Charles Dickens novel.
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