018- A History of Rome Christmas

It was inevitable that the Romans and Cartheginians would run into each other one day. 

The roots of this festive holiday reach way back through history, with links to Nordic myths and the Roman Saturnalia. For colonists in 17th century America, celebrating Christmas was controversial… and in this telling, a despairing Puritan preacher goes so far as to try and canc ...  عرض المزيد

Describing many of the widely celebrated traditions and their origins. 

“The Church was anxious to draw the attention of its members away from the old pagan feast days, and the December date did this very well, for it coincided with the birthday of the invincible son of Mithraism…” Is Christmas as we know it merely an invention, created by plagiarisi ...  عرض المزيد

Dramos takes us on his journey to connect with his roots and talk about various traditions around Christmas in Latin America.

See <a href=" ...