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Exploring History

The First Christmas Celebration (Not The One You’re Thinking About)

It took place hundreds of years after the death of Christ

The holiday of Christmas has had an up and down history. Celebrating Christmas has never been as universal or ubiquitous as it is now. There were long stretches were Christmas was hardly observed at all, and periods when it was outright banned. For…

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Exploring History is a publication about history. Instead of focusing on any particular time period of history, we explore anything about the past that helps our readers understand the world they live in today. We pay special attention to historiographical rigor and balance.

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