Category: Christmas
The Legend of La Befana: Italy’s Christmas Witch
Italy’s La Befana presents a charming blend of folklore, faith, and festivity that captures the imagination. Unlike the jolly, red-suited Santa Claus familiar to many,…
Pagan Origins of Many Christmas Customs
The rich historical customs we follow during the Christmas, Yule, and Winter Solstice season grew out of our ancient past. As humans evolved, so did…
History of the Christmas Feast and Why Puritans Banned It
Puritans hated all things Christmas and even banned the celebration of Christmas in both England and later on in America. But everyone loves a good…
Origin of Christmas Stocking in St. Nicholas Legend
In the article below we find the Christian origin of the use of stockings. This particular St. Nicholas legend is interesting because the Moon (an…
Saint Nicholas as the Origin of Santa Claus
In this 1919 article, Saint Nicholas is posed as the origin of America’s Santa Claus. While researchers admit that there is no historical information about…
Chopped up children put back together by Saint Nicholas
December 6th is the day of Saint Nicholas, and I felt the need to share with my readers a gruesome bedtime story involving chopped up,…
Old Christmas Superstitions and Omens
Here are a bunch of old Christmas superstitions and omen that were adopted by the Christian religion. They are a fascinating look at what Christians…
Origin of New Year’s Resolutions
What is the origin of making New Year’s resolutions, and is anyone still sticking to their resolution? We are in February and I think, according…
10 Humorous and Endearing Letters to Santa from the Early 1900s
What makes these Santa letters so wonderful is that they are cute, funny, and even a bit troubling. They are also from about a hundred…
The First Christmas Trees
The following article on Christmas trees was originally published on December 23, 1904 in The Bowbells Tribune. The First Christmas Trees Long a Central Figure…
