The year Christmas really did get canceled—by Christians; plus, findings from Jesus’ purported burial site

Also, a missing Wonder of the World; Nat Geo's most compelling images of the century; benefits of whole grain; the hidden cost of acai.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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RIOTS FOLLOWED ENGLAND’S WAR ON CHRISTMAS

Friday, December 15, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we learn that riots followed an early war on Christmas, discover an inspiring (and missing) ancient Wonder of the World, get new insights from Jesus' purported tomb ... and find out about an early inspiration for the latest Emma Stone movie.

PHOTOGRAPH BY HULTON ARCHIVE, GETTY IMAGES ​England’s Puritans were aghast at the nation’s 12 days of Christmas in the early 1600s. They saw it as a pagan-inspired perversion of the birth of Christ—an excuse for gambling, drunkenness, and general disorder. (Above, an illustration of one Puritan rebuking children for picking holly.) Puritan pressure prompted towns to stop shop-owners from closing on December 25. That did not go down well. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

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This missing Wonder of the World sparked countless imitations (Above, a contempory rendering of the famed sculpture of Zeus.) See Nat Geo’s most compelling images of the century (so far) This psychoactive plant could save lives—and everyone wants to cash in BOOM! How the moon was made

Your acai bowl has a hidden cost What archaeologists can tell us about the real Jesus What is white lung syndrome? Here's what to know about pneumonia Your body needs whole grains. Here’s how to find the most effective ones. See our stunning Pictures of the Year This Nat Geo Explorer seeks to revive the Amazon’s depleted soil

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

PHOTOGRAPH BY ODED BALILTY, AP FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Survival: This holy site's legacy has survived despite its destruction 1,000 years ago. That’s according to recent findings from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre (above), once identified as the burial place of Jesus. READ ON

LAST GLIMPSE

JOHN KOBAL FOUNDATION/GETTY IMAGES How Frankenstein began: A teenage girl had a nightmare. It became Mary Shelley’s classic novel about a scientist and his child-like ”monster”—a theme that has reverberated in storytelling and film (above) up to the just-released Emma Stone movie Poor Things. In this Nat Geo History story, we discover Shelley’s idea really did begin on a dark and stormy night. IT’S ALIVE!

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