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Black christmas

Tinsel, trees, and mince pies by the bucketload, that’s what Christmas is all about – right? Perhaps that’s true today, but the Victorians had other ideas.

To our ancestors, the festive season had a darker side which emerged in some of their traditions and beliefs –and they weren’t the only ones to think this way.

Around the world, the shadowy side of Christmas rears its head in monstrous creatures, ghostly gatherings and the sort of goings-on that’ll have you hiding under the duvet when Santa comes to call…

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