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I am interested in the day-to-day of how people lived, ate, cooked, did chores, etc. in different places and periods of history. What is the study of this called, where can I find more of it, and is it history?

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Is there any account of how people felt about Khufu’s pyramid when it was being built?

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What were Christmas celebrations like before it was “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?” ie: Pre-1950s classic Christmas music?

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Why was the Monstrorum Historia created and how would it have been interpreted at the time?

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I am interested in the day-to-day of how people lived, ate, cooked, did chores, etc. in different places and periods of history. What is the study of this called, where can I find more of it, and is it history?	46
Is there any account of how people felt about Khufu’s pyramid when it was being built?	26
What were Christmas celebrations like before it was “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?” ie: Pre-1950s classic Christmas music?	4
Why was the Monstrorum Historia created and how would it have been interpreted at the time?	1