Episode 17: The Origins of Christmas

A long one for y’all to listen to before the holidays, hope you all enjoy and if you do please share! Happy Holidays folks! SOURCES: Hillerbrand, Hans J. “Christmas Holiday” Britannica, 25 Oct 2022. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas Accessed 7 Dec 2022 Ishak, Natasha. “Inside the Black Pete Tradition of Christmas Blackface In the Netherlands” All That’s Interesting, 14 Nov 2021. https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-pete Accessed 14 Dec 2022. Kennedy, Lesley. “Who Invented Candy Canes?” HISTORY, 7 Dec 2018. A&E Productions. https://www.history.com/news/candy-canes-invented-germany Accessed 7 Dec 2022. Kaz Rowe. “The Creepy History of Europe’s Christmas Folk Villains” [Youtube] 17 Dec 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQyEd9Vbes0 Accessed 7 Dec 2022. Malanowski, Jaime. “Untangling the History of Christmas Lights” The Smithsonian Magazine Dec 2016. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/untangling-history-christmas-lights-180961140/ Accessed 13 Dec 2022. Melina, Remy. “The Surprising Truth: Christians Once Banned Christmas” LiveScience 14 Dec 2010. https://www.livescience.com/32891-why-was-christmas-banned-in-america-.html Accessed 11 Dec 2022 Norton, Lily. “Pucker Up! Why Do People Kiss Under The Mistletoe?” LiveScience 27 Sep 2022. https://www.livescience.com/32901-why-we-kiss-under-mistletoe.html Accessed 11 Dec 2022 Pak, Sujin. “The History of Christmas” Center for Christian Ethics, 2011. Baylor University Press.https://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/159122.pdf Accessed 7 Dec 2022. PBS Origins. “Why Does Santa Wear Red?” [Youtube] 19 Dec 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fajNM5OPVnA [Video] Accessed 11 Dec 2022 Ponti, Crystal. “Some of the Earliest Christmas Cards Were Morbid and Creepy” HISTORY, 17 Dec 2020. A&E Productions. https://www.history.com/news/victorian-christmas-cards Accessed 7 Dec 2022. Real Stories. “The Legends of Santa (Christmas Documentary)” [Youtube] 6 Dec 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crocEiyluyk [Video] Accessed 7 Dec 2022. Waxman, Olivia B. “How Christmas Trees Became a Holiday Tradition” Time, 21 Dec 2020. https://time.com/5736523/history-of-christmas-trees/ Accessed 7 Dec 2022. Wisdom Land. “Pagan Origins of Christmas & Tradition History- Full Documentary” [Youtube] 19 Dec 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ileaWlJS8 [Video] Accessed 12 Dec 2022