The Pagan Origins of Christmas (Annual Re-release)
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The Pagan Origins of Christmas (Annual Re-release)
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-Merry Christmas, insomniacs! Here's a blast from the past. We hope you're having an amazing holiday season-
How is Santa Claus connected to cannibalism? Which Christmastide holiday commemorates the slaughter of children? How should you decode the cryptic numerology message 20+C+M+B+22? And what's with all of those airborne reindeer? Welcome to Ghosts of Christmases Past, in which Shane and Duncan explore how tree-worship and animal sacrifice evolved into the bizarre, festive, highly commercialized holiday we know today. So whether you're feeling the Christmas spirit or just feeling jaded and grinchy, grab a cup of heavily-spiked eggnog, get cozy by the yule-log, and join the boys as they unpack the fascinating pagan history of Christmas.
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In this episode:
- Christmastide
- Christmas Eve
- The Feast of Saint Stephen, Protomartyr
- Childermas, The Feast of the Holy Innocents
- Herod the Great
- The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, Octave of the Nativity, Solemnity of Mary
- The Feast of the Holy Family
- 12th Night, Epiphany Eve
- Chalking the Door
- Saturnalia
- The Holiday of Yule
- Yule Boar, Yule Goat, Yule Log
- Anglican Revelers vs. Puritan Grinches
- The Story of the Nativity
- December 25th Becomes the Arbitrary DOB
- Christenmas, Christ Mass, and Xmas
- Christmas Trees
- Saint Nicholas of Myra, aka Saint Nick, aka Nicholas the Wonderworker
- Sinterklaas
- Christmases Around the World
- Reindeer
- Thomas Nast
- Haddon Sundblom and Coca-Cola
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