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https://www.highpoint.edu/library/files/2022/12/Cover-Image.jpg960640With final exams coming up soon, you may find solace (or distraction) by thinking about the upcoming holidays. Have you ever thought about how these holidays came about? How about other winter holidays around the world? Encyclopedia Britannica (2022) lists over 20 holidays celebrated in various countries around the world in December alone; these holidays...