The Romans were the first people on record to celebrate Christmas on December 25. Why? After all, many scholars believe that the incidents around the nativity indicate that Jesus was most likely born during spring or late fall, rather than the darkest days of winter....
Like the Ides of March, I think we expect April Fools’ Day to be an ancient tradition dating back to a time when people believed that anything disturbing could be attributed to witchcraft (whereas today we know such happenings are caused by either alien life...
