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Yule Log, an Ancient Christmas Tradition
Finding and crafting a Yule Log is a Christmas tradition that can involve your kids in the magic of the holiday season with no shopping required.
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The Roman Festival of Saturnalia
An enigmatic Roman festival, Saturnalia was held at midwinter in honour of the god Saturn. Many of its elements survive in modern Christmas celebrations
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Roman Solstice Celebrations
Between the Republic and the Late Empire, the Romans marked the Brumalia, the birth of Mithras and the festival of Sol Invictus on the 25th December.
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Yuletide Traditions
December 25th, one link between Pagan and Christian celebrations
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Seasonal Greetings from the Politically Correct
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt bewails the demise of the England's traditional Christmas from his cottage in Rosemary Lane amid seasonal political correctness gone mad. He looks at the traditional role of holly and mistletoe in the Christmas festival.
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