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Saturnalia and Christmas -- how a Pagan Roman festival paved the way for modern Christmas

Wait, the Romans invented Christmas?

10 Triassic Dinosaurs You Should Know

The Triassic period saw the emergence of early dinosaurs, from the agile Coelophysis to the towering Plateosaurus, marking a crucial evolutionary milestone.

This English town still celebrates a Roman god for Christmas

Chester isn't celebrating Christmas — it's celebrating Saturnalia, the Roman pre-Christian celebration.

Christmas celebrations that are actually pagan -- and why that makes them even cooler

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Science Santa History: The origins of Christmas Customs

This is a series of articles about Christmas we here at ZME Science will be doing all December. Our goal is to present interesting, little-known facts about the origins and history of Christmas. Curious to read more? Here’s something about the dreaded Yule Cat or the Catalonian tradition of the pooping nativity man. Christmas – […]