Religion for Breakfast
Did Christmas Copy the Sun God's Birthday?
00:00 Introduction and Summary 3:54 Iconography Overview 6:19 Basic History 15:10 Elagabalus and Aurelian 23:08 Examining the Origins of Sol Festival 31:47 The History of Religions Theory 37:30 The Calculation Theory 46:42 Summary and...
Religion for Breakfast
Saturnalia Explained
What is Saturnalia? You may have heard of this Roman holiday, but the details are scant and fragmentary from Roman sources. This video explains what we know about Saturnalia and whether or not it influenced the institution of Christmas.
Curious Little Labs
Santa’s Bunny Elves
How the kids helped their friends save Christmas and get Santa back on schedule
Curated Video
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas early to sever ties with Russia
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians have made a change to their calendar that moves Christmas to Dec. 25 when previously it would be celebrated in January. It's meant to sever ties with Russia, and other religious holidays such as Easter will...
Press Association
Politics daily briefing: December 25
Daily politics briefing for December 25 as The UK and allies will not allow the Red Sea to become a “no go” zone for shipping and will step up efforts to tackle Iran’s “malign influence”, Cabinet ministers have said.