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The Mysterious Celebration of Yule in Germanic Paganism
29:58 - 33:42 (03:44)
The celebration of Yule in Germanic paganism is shrouded in mystery since most of the information we have is from Christian observers. The Germanic pagan style of sacrifice called 'blot' involved cutting the throat of the sacrificial animal and sometimes, human sacrifice at various points.
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The history of Yule celebrations is not well known due to the lack of information and the Christianization of the Germanic pagan beliefs.
29:58 - 31:39 (01:40)
Yule
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The history of Yule celebrations is not well known due to the lack of information and the Christianization of the Germanic pagan beliefs. The speaker also mentions an upcoming ad break in the podcast episode.
ChapterThe Mysterious Celebration of Yule in Germanic Paganism
EpisodePart One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Germanic pagan style of sacrifice, known as blot, involved intentionally cutting the throat of the sacrificial animal to cover the audience in arterial blood, potentially including human sacrifices of prisoners of war from Rome.
31:39 - 33:42 (02:03)
Germanic paganism
Summary
The Germanic pagan style of sacrifice, known as blot, involved intentionally cutting the throat of the sacrificial animal to cover the audience in arterial blood, potentially including human sacrifices of prisoners of war from Rome.