Celebrating Christmas
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Santa’s ‘Ho ho ho’ mirrors our ambiguous relationship with laughter
The varied shades of laughter can evoke an array of emotional responses.
Anastasiya Fiadotava, The Conversation & Anna-Sophie Jürgens, The Conversation
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The Christmas tree is a modern invention, popularised by the American businessmen
Despite the name, it has little connection to an imagined Christian past.
James A T Lancaster, The Conversation
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’Twas The Night Before Christmas...made the modern Santa Claus and became a literary whodunit
Debate still rages over the true author of the poem ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’.
Melissa Chim, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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During WWI, a princess sent 26 lakh Christmas gifts to soldiers and sailors (including Indians)
Neat little brass boxes bearing the profile of Princess Mary can be found in drawers and cupboards across the world.
Peter Doyle, The Conversation
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Five reasons why the reindeer is the ideal animal to pull Santa’s sleigh
Millions of years of natural selection have prepared reindeer for Christmas Eve.
Louise Gentle, The Conversation
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Why is 26th December known as Boxing Day?
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on 26th December, the day after Christmas.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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The universal image of baby Jesus in his manger was created only 1,200 years after his death
St Francis of Assisi performed a miracle, bringing to life a carved doll, and giving birth to the modern nativity scene.
Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation
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How to make merry amidst so much misery: Timeless advice from the 1830s
The rich have ‘too much Christmas all year round’, wrote English writer Leigh Hunt.
Robert Morrison, The Conversation
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From ancient Rome to the 21st century, books have always been the perfect Christmas gift
There is historical evidence to prove that in ancient Rome, even before paper was invented, books were a go-to gift.
Leah Henrickson, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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In pictures: Christmas celebrations from around the world
Priests led congregations across India as worshippers thronged churches for morning mass.
Scroll Staff
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Old manuscripts, letters show how Christian influences were depicted in Mughal art and life
A document talks about Christmas celebrations in Lahore in 1597.
Ursula Sims-Williams & Malini Roy
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How ‘Silent Night’, the Christmas carol that paused World War I, came to be a cultural landmark
The tranquillity of Joseph Mohr’s original German lyrics and the intimacy of Franz Xaver Gruber’s music have ensured its enduring popularity.
Martin Clarke, The Conversation
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final