The Shady Origin Stories Of Beloved American Traditions

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The Shady Origin Stories Of Beloved American Traditions

Traditions tie a country and its people together to help us remember all that our ancestors have done to help us get where we are today. They're important to cultures. Even if they're all ripped off from somewhere.

That's right. Literally every tradition we celebrate today was stolen. Or doesn't even mean what we think they mean. Basically a lot of it is a bunch of baloney.

As always, thanks to AuntieMeme for the voodoo she works putting these together.

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Many people toss coins into a fountain for luck. But we started doing SO to say thanks. Potable water was a rarity in many ancient cultures, So when e

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St.Valentine is at the heart of Valentine's Day. VALENTIN But not according to the Catholic church. In 1969, the Vatican removed all the feasts of St.

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What could be more innocent than the Easter Bunny? A lot of things, it turns out. Early Christians might have adopted Easter from a pagan festival cel

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Want to have a traditional Christmas? Try some naked, drunken gambling. Early church leaders chose Dec. 25 to distract Christians from the pagan festi

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You might think the Pledge of Allegiance was created by patriots. You'd be wrong. The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, who

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