Familiar Holidays That Have Dirty Little Secrets

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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