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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 11 | Prithvi Jayanti – Nepal’s National Unity Day

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 11: Iuturnalia in honor of Juturna, goddess of the springs

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January 10: Benin Republic’s annual Voodoo festival

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Maxine Menster’s Gravestone and her Christmas Cookie recipe

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January 9 | The Agonalia or Festival to Janus

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• History

Gauchito Gil: Argentina’s Cowboy Saint

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January 7 | Frigg’s Distaff Day

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• Food

Galette des Rois: history and traditions of French Epiphany King Cake

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Wolf Moon: the first Full Moon of the year

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6 January: The true story of La Befana.

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Boost your New Year with a little bit of Twelfth Night folklore!

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• Food

Victorian Epiphany Tart – an old English recipe

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

4th January: Fufluns Festival

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January 3/5 | Compitalia, Ancient Rome’s winter street fair

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Saaremaa, the Estonian island where Christmas trees become soda

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

First Monday of the New Year: discover the lost celebration of Handsel Monday!

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January 2: Berchtoldstag

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The month of January: holidays, fun facts and Folklore

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Celebrate the New Year with a Good Luck Pig!

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Why do Japanese slurp Toshikoshi Soba 年越し蕎麦 on New Year’s Eve 大晦日?

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How did the tradition of New Year’s resolutions start? 👀

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How do people celebrate New Year around the world?

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Springerle, the Bavarian holiday cookies that are also intricate works of art.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Twelve Grapes: a New Year’s Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck

3 months ago Danilo G.

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Legends and superstitions of Appalachian Christmas (and Old Christmas)

3 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hoppin’ John: a traditional Southern dish for New Year’s Day

3 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

What are the 12 Days of Christmas, and what do they mean?

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

December 27: National Fruit Cake Day

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Boxing Day: History, traditions, and more…

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• Art and Photography
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Merry Christmas! A short history of Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards

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• Random Christmas 2022

25# Feliz Navidad! (Próspero año y felicidad)

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A popular Ukrainian Christmas tradition: Didukh (and how to make it)

3 months ago Adam

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• Random Christmas 2022

24# Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

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Shamans, Goddesses and the pagan origins of Santa Claus

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• Random Christmas 2022

23# Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree 🎶

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Doe, a Deer, a Female Reindeer: the spirit of Winter Solstice and Mother Christmas

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• Random Christmas 2022

22# Behind the song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon

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• Random Christmas 2022

21# Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helms’ Rockin’ Christmas classic

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20# The true story behind “I’ll be Home for Christmas”

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The magic of lost Brittany’s Christmas Traditions

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• Random Christmas 2022

19# The true story behind Last Christmas

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18# The controversial history of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

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