Scholars believe most contemporary holidays and Christmas traditions originate from some of these early Pagan rituals and ancient earth-based winter solstice celebrations. As do several of the folktales: Traditional Winter Solstice Folktales: Many people tell children the tales of Santa and his flying...
Advertisement: The use of "Black Friday" as a descriptor for the day after Thanksgiving has nothing to do with the selling of slaves, though, and the term didn't originate until nearly a century after the practice of slavery was abolished in the U.S. The earliest known use of "Black F...
Advertisement: The use of "Black Friday" as a descriptor for the day after Thanksgiving has nothing to do with the selling of slaves, though, and the term didn't originate until nearly a century after the practice of slavery was abolished in the U.S. The earliest known use of "Black F...