Medieval manuscripts and marginalia (the doodles and drawings in the margins of texts) often featured humorous and sometimes crude images of people’s posteriors. This included "buttocks battles," figures mooning monks, and other comic depictions. These were not merely jokes but also

When we think about the Middle Ages, the images that often come to mind are knights in shining armor, towering castles, bustling market squares, and the intricate rituals of medieval society. However, the everyday human body—and especially the buttocks—played its own peculiar role in med

The Puritan Ban In the 17th century, Puritan authorities in England and some American colonies banned Christmas celebrations, viewing them as pagan, disorderly, and irreligious. This led to a decline in Christmas festivities, particularly in New England, where Christmas was not widely celebrated

Christianity began to spread throughout the Roman Empire in the first centuries AD, and early Christians commemorated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but the specific date of Jesus’ birth was not initially celebrated. The Bible does not specify a birth date for Jesus. The earlie