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The Pagan Roots of Christmas
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Many Christmas traditions have their roots in pagan celebrations, and people just kept doing those rituals with a Christian twist. Solstice celebrations in Scandinavia were particularly tied to the holiday.
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The Catholic Church's use of Latin during the spreading of religion created a form of syncretism in which people adapted their native religion within the framework of Catholicism.
07:54 - 08:32 (00:37)
Syncretism
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The Catholic Church's use of Latin during the spreading of religion created a form of syncretism in which people adapted their native religion within the framework of Catholicism.
ChapterThe Pagan Roots of Christmas
EpisodePart One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
People kept doing ancient rituals like celebrating a solstice and demanded things from rich people as long as they could cross dress and bring trees inside under the guise of Christian traditions.
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Paganism.
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People kept doing ancient rituals like celebrating a solstice and demanded things from rich people as long as they could cross dress and bring trees inside under the guise of Christian traditions.