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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) visits the residence of Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, in the town of Veliky Ustyug, in the Vologda region, about 300 miles north of Moscow, on 7 January 2008.

How Soviet Russia Banished Their Version of Santa Claus, Then Brought Him Back to Spread Communist Cheer

Around the world there are different versions of the jolly, bearded man who...

Around the world there are different versions of the jolly, bearded man who gives gifts to children in December or, in some countries, January. Unlike the bloated, red-coated father Christmas of the West, Russia’s Santa...

A cartoon from a Dec. 6, 1918, issue of the Fort Wayne Sentinel.

Lessons From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on How to Celebrate the Holidays Amid COVID-19

Then, as now, spikes occurred after small family holiday gatherings

Newspaper headlines about Halloween precautions, 1918

It’s Hard to Enforce Pandemic Health Rules on Halloween. Just Look at What Happened in 1918

The cancellation of costume parties and street celebrations makes Halloween...

The cancellation of costume parties and street celebrations makes Halloween 2020 eerily similar to an earlier celebration: Halloween 1918

Chi Oriji leads a group in dance during the Juneteenth MusicFest and Parade, recognizing the end of slavery in America in Philadelphia on June 23, 2018.

Activists Are Pushing to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday. Here’s the History Behind Their Fight

In the mid-20th century, amid a widespread push to raise awareness of Black...

In the mid-20th century, amid a widespread push to raise awareness of Black history, many felt that the American calendar ought to reflect that past too

An April 1865 photo of the graves of Union soldiers buried at the race course-turned-Confederate-prison where historians believe the earliest Memorial Day ceremony took place.

The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day

Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise ...

Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865

Nandgaon, India, 05/03/2020. Hindu devotees play with colored powders at Radharani Temple of Nandgaon in Mathura during the festival of Holi —Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors

Holi has come to symbolize the vivid, colorful joy of Indian festivals

104-Year-Old WWII Veteran Is Asking People to Send Him Valentines

"I'll save every one of them"