www.youtube.com/@Patristix: Did Christians steal Christmas Day from pagans?
A lot of people think so... But is it true? A look at the REAL origins of Christmas Day, and the story behind the 25th of December
LINKS:
Article "The Myth of Pagan Christmas" by Tom Holland (the historian, not the Spider-man): https://unherd.com/2021/12/the-myth-o...
Article "Christmas is not pagan, just stop" by Fr Andrew Damick: https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/asd/20...
A video from Bible Illustrated about Christmas Presents: • Christmas Gifts (Kids Series)
A video from Ben at Theoria about 'Christmas Culture and the Nativity': • Christmas Culture and the Nativity of...
Steve from Be the Bee talks about gift giving: • Be the Bee #13 | Christmas Gift-Giving
Jonathan Pageau talks about the Christmas troparion: • How Christmas Reorganizes the Gods
Jonathan again on 'the misguided rise of paganism' and what it says about how people are missing traditional, symbolic, Christianity with a cosmic vision: • The Misguided Rise of Paganism | Jona...
@JonathanPageau and Fr Andrew Damick about pagan practices in Christianity: • Redeeming Pagan Symbolism - with Fr. ...
An episode of the 'Classical Stuff You Should Know' podcast on 'A Defense of Christmas' that is an excellent discussion: https://www.classicalstuff.net/episod...
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