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December means the winter holidays are upon us. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, Solstice, and all your favorite wintertime traditions.
Celebrate with some seasonal scholarship below. All stories contain free links to the supporting academic research on JSTOR.
Happy Holidays!
What Santa Claus Looks Like
By Matthew Wills
Santa is a distinctly American creation.
How Dickens Set the American Christmas Dinner Table
By Ellen C. Caldwell
Around the time of Dickens’ classic, American cookbook writers had just begun to suggest specific Christmas dinners.
How Hanukkah Became Jewish Christmas
By Jordan G. Teicher
Economically, Hanukkah celebration might be tied to Christmas spending.
Mele Kalikimaka! How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Hawaiian
By Erin Blakemore
The phrase demonstrates Hawaiian’s special status among the languages of the world.
What is Kwanzaa?
By Erin Blakemore
Kwanzaa evolved from a 50-person, Africa-themed feast in Maulana Karenga’s apartment into a bona fide holiday.
Christmas and Class in Great Britain
By Livia Gershon
When we say a decoration is garish or tacky, what do we mean?
Christmas, Inc.: A Brief History of the Holiday Card
By Ellen F. Brown
Americans still purchase approximately 1.6 billion Christmas cards a year. What about this old-fashioned tradition appeals to so many?
Celebrating Solstice the Ancient Greek Way
By James Macdonald
Compared to the Greeks, the winter solstice rituals of pre-Christian Europe are awfully tame.
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