Rebranding the Holidays
Holy Watermelon
English - December 19, 2022 14:31 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsReligion Religion & Spirituality catholicism atheist history belief atheism catholic agnostic holy holidays christian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You don't get many holidays that are more Christian than Christmas, right? The celebration of the birth of Jesus on December 25th is second only to Easter as far as Christian holidays go. But what if we told you that a lot of what we do is borrowed?
Did you know that many of the Christmas traditions we know and love have roots in other cultures and "pagan" traditions? In this episode, Katie and Preston chat about some of the most beloved Christmas customs like Christmas trees, caroling, mistletoe, yule logs, Santa Claus himself, and more!
Many of these practices come from the short days, and unreasonably cold weather that most of the Northern hemisphere experiences this time of year.
With all of these pagan beliefs, it's no surprise that Christmas has been banned before. Oh wait, it was banned in the 1600s by Christian Puritans because of all the material excess.
Ancient Egyptian, Norse, Roman, Siberian and more! We dive into the different cultures, deities and beliefs that influence this modern-day Christian celebration.
Here's a link to Vivian Bricker's terrible dissertation.
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