​A Helpful Explanation Of Where Holiday Traditions Come From

I'm sure you've always had a sneaking suspicion that the story of Christmas past is quite a bit different from the story of Christmas present. But how about Chanukah and Kwanzaa?

Watch Mental Floss host John Green get historical on a bunch of holiday traditions. Come for the Transformers: Dark of the Moon jokes, stay for the learning.

[via Neatorama]