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Dickens and the Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-earth to the North Pole
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The Borrowed Customs and Traditions of Christmas Celebrations
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How Christmas Became an American Holiday Tradition
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How the American Civil War Cemented Modern Christmas Traditions
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What to do with those Thanksgiving leftovers? Look to the French
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Passeth the Cranb’rry Sauce! The Medieval Origins of Thanksgiving
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What the First Thanksgiving Dinner Actually Looked Like
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Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic
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Why is 13 considered unlucky? Explaining the power of its bad reputation
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