The festive season in medieval Christendom included many traditions that are not echoed in the current celebrations, and a few that are. Here are seven which capture and evoke the spirit of Christmas ...
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Mac Tucker, right, and Will Nunn carry the boaras head during a dress rehearsal for the Boaras Head and Yule Log Festival at First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, Ala., in 2006. The church ...