Category: Interesting Histories

Valentines Day History 0

Valentines Day Lore and Legend

Lore and Legend: It has been said that a girl could dream of her future husband on St. Valentines Eve by sleeping with any of the following under her pillow

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Cape Town and Slavery

How slavery has influenced Cape cuisine, Cape architecture, Cape slang and language, slave names and Cape Town traditions. Slavery in the Western Cape

History and Origin of Santa Claus 1

The History and Origin of Santa Claus

Father Christmas, who also goes under the alias of St Nicholas and Kris Kringle, has a bit of a sketchy history – predominantly attributed to legend and folklore. There is also a darker historical account that attributes some of the qualities and roles of St Nic to the pagan deities of Artemis and Poseidon. The most plausible story of Saint Nicholas as an actual human figure dates back to 4th century Myra – a southwest port of modern day Turkey. The legend goes that Nicholas was a bishop that took pity on a poverty-stricken family with three daughters, who faced the threat of being forced into prostitution because they had no wedding dowries