Familiar Holidays That Have Dirty Little Secrets

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Familiar Holidays That Have Dirty Little Secrets

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You've probably heard about weird, dark holidays that obscure corners of the world whisper about in the dark. But it turns out that the big-ticket, sparkly, over-hyped holidays your grandma celebrates also have unexpected dark sides.

Either they have weirdly disturbing origin stories, or they're connected to deeply troubling events. Or both. For example:

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