Across the world, these last couple of weeks in the calendar year are jam-packed with holiday celebrations. As language enthusiasts, it’s fascinating to look at the etymology of the names for these celebrations — here are the origins of names for some common holiday celebrations throughout the world.
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With a significant round of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities going toward Native American language digitization projects earlier this year, along...