This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 8 Medieval Christmas Traditions to Liven Up Your Holiday Party.

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European Christmas traditions in countries like France, Italy, and Poland seem downright strange compared to America. These ...

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Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, almost single-handedly brought the tradition of the Christmas tree to the British Isles.

If the book has a deeper message, it is that Jews have always negotiated Christmas, just in different registers. Sometimes ...

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Yule is a celebration of the winter solstice, or the longest night of the year. Falling on Dec. 21, it signifies a new solar ...

"These traditions slow me down, force me to recognize the passage of time and the way in which the changing of seasons has affected my world," writes Morgan Lockhart of why she's adopted Pagan rituals ...