Tag: Christmas
How the Nazis co-opted Christmas
Joe Perry, Georgia State University
In 1921, in a Munich beer hall, newly appointed Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler gave a Christmas speech to an...
Gift-giving taboos that aren’t as bad as you think
Mary Steffel, Northeastern University and Elanor Williams, University of California, San Diego
There are many social norms that dictate gift-giving, including when, how and what...
What stories should you be telling kids this holiday season?
Marshall Duke, Emory University
In every culture that anthropologists have ever studied, people tell stories.
Families most frequently tell stories around the time of vacations, family...