Explore the history of one of the most celebrated festivals in the world - Christmas. From its Roman origins in Saturnalia, to its merging with pagan mid-winter celebrations, to its evolution in the Tudor period, learn about the...

The following video provides a brief introduction to some of the Christmas holiday's earliest origins, including Saturnalia, Juvenalia, and Yule. For teaching resourceshttp://bit.ly/workbook target='_blank'Facebookfollow'>resources...

You better watch out, you better not cry, and you certainly must behave—or else face the brutal beating of the Krampus. Why does this demonic, horned Yuletide monster exist? This episode looks at the historical origins of Krampus in the...

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! But which Christmas myths are we being told that don't exactly ring true? From when Jesus was born, to evergreen trees in pagan rituals, there's quite a few details popularized Christmas legends...

The pagan Germanic origins of Yule and many Christmas traditions. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further explorations of...