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Spotlight: Halloween

History Of Halloween

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2021-10-07

Like many holidays that are celebrated today, Halloween did not start off being celebrated in this manner – its origins have a history that started many centuries ago.

5 Surprising Facts In The History Of Halloween

The ancient peoples that celebrated Halloween did so to honor the deceased, to mark the coming or winter...

History of the Halloween Costume

Halloween is traditionally celebrated on October 31 and it is a time when children and adults will dress up as different characters and go trick or treating.

History of the Jack O Lantern

Most people will think of pumpkins with carved faces and lights inside them when they think about Jack O Lanterns, but this is not how this symbol of Halloween began.

Origins of the Vampire

Vampires live on today as one of the most popular legends of entertainment.

Spotlight: Christmas

Exchanging gifts, decorating trees, and the burning of the Yule log were all winter traditions that began before Christ was born, but were eventually incorporated into the holiday that became known as Christmas, and became part of Christmas history.

The Legend of Santa Claus

There are many old tales and legends about the generosity of St. Nicholas.

5 Suprising Facts In The History Of Christmas

Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated holidays that there is. It started as a religious holiday but has grown into a cultural icon of the western world.

Santa's 8 Tiny Reindeer

Santa’s 8 tiny reindeer live at the North Pole along with Santa Claus, Mrs. Santa Claus, and the elves. They have a very important job each Christmas, for, without the reindeer, Santa Claus isn’t coming to town.

Origin of Mrs. Claus

Everyone knows that Santa Claus lives in the North Pole and works with elves, and everyone knows that sometime in the wee morning hours of the morning of December 25, Santa Claus is coming to town, but behind every great man there is a woman.

Fun and Games

History Of Chocolate

It took a long time for chocolate to reach the standard candy bar fair it holds today. And it had a long time to reach that standard as well, with evidence of the first chocolate drinks dating back to almost 2000 BC.

Brief Sports History

History Of American Football

“Football” before the 19th century referred to any number of ball games played on foot. The rules of these games differed from one another, some allowing the use of hands “running games”, others forbidding it “kicking games”.

History of College Football

As colleges formed teams and had to come up with a standard of rules everyone could follow, American college football was born.