‘Tis the season more people pay attention to refrigeration — the natural kind.
Christmas traditions are based on Sumerians trying to defeat winter and bring back the sun for more time in the sky; Romans and Greeks burning candles to retain the sun’s light and warmth; Teutonic and Celtic tribes burning holly, pine, fir, and spruce to fight off winter demons; and Norse legends advocating the god Woden rising on a eight-legged horse protecting people from the cold. All of which add up to many of the Christmas traditions we have today.