Favorite Christmas Traditions PLUS Those You May Never Have Heard About | Ancient Origins
Every year as December rolls in, some 2 billion people start to feel the Christmas cheer. While the celebration is now primarily a Christian one honoring the birth of Jesus
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What Would You Have Eaten for Christmas in Medieval Times? | Ancient Origins
With Christmas almost upon us, there will be plenty of frenzied present shopping and meal planning. Haven’t made that Christmas cake yet? Fear not. If you were preparing the festive meal 600 years ago you’d have far more on your plate.
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Why Do We Put Up Christmas Trees? The Ancient Roots of this Decorative Tradition | Ancient Origins
The Christmas tree is an iconic feature of the holiday season. You can find this symbol on greeting cards, in advertisements, shaped into cookies, plastered across wrapping paper, and in the homes of millions of people around the world. But few of us stop to consider why we go to the effort of decorating a tree each year; apart from thinking of its value in increasing our ‘Christmas cheer’.
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The Holly and the Mistletoe: Ancient Roots of Christmas Symbols | Ancient Origins
Mistletoe, holly and many other popular Christmas symbols originate in much older winter traditions.
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Discovery of Reindeer Antlers in Denmark may Rewrite Start of Viking Age | Ancient Origins
A team of scholars says their new research is rewriting when and where the Viking age began.
At Ancient Origins we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exists countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained .
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