It is a common knowledge that the current twelve-month calendar -- the Gregorian calendar, traces its origin to Pagan Rome .

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Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started ...

With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

Janus was the god of transitions, and so the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new were sacred to him, writes ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

The Menga dolmen in Antequera, Spain, is a Neolithic monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The monument, built ...

People also invested and traded in precious goods, like artworks. When the Romans sacked the city of Corinth in 146 BC, they stole the city’s collection of famous artwork, and later sold the ...

Did you know that there are two Christmases in the second week of January? Here's what you need to know about Armenian ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

These hills have attracted myths and legends since the middle-ages. Writers, poets, newspapers and now people online have ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the ...