I’m same but I notice new generation and time change Christmas’festivity fade and keep fade I see less and less people put decoration anymore , one day only the shopping reminder us of Christmas Too much mix of religion Christian girl married Muslim boy which they no celebrate the traditional Xmas 🎅 I will continue till I die set my tree and light outside and decoration around the house I’m the only Christian in my neighbourhood feel awkward
Been up all night and going to take a nap, I'm excited to watch this when I wake. Just wanted to say how much I respect your work and how clearly your effort and passion shines through in your videos. You're desire to be factual but also to be able communicate new topics to your audience is laudable. Cheers, Justin
This is the most inclusive, complete compilation of Christmas that I have ever experienced. Incredibly well researched from excellent source material! Well done! Better than some college professors I've had.
@@Fireoflearning I have to thank you for giving everyone this beautiful and perfect pearl. God blessed you with a gift and with this you gave us this wonder that not only deserves to be publicized but deserves to be preserved. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
"I'm not saying you have to agree with each other, but we do have to use an objective and fair definition..." i LOVE that line. we as a society need to apply that much more broadly than just to christianity.
Santa Klaus was a real person and he lived in the 4th century in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. It's no other then Saint Nicholas, who was a bishop in the Christian Church. In eastern Europe we celebrate him on december 6th, every year. He was a reach man and he was very generous. Always helping the poor. That's where the tradition of giving gifts for Christmas comed from. If you wannt to find Saint Nicholas(Santa Klaus) you should go to Italy, in the city of Bari. His holy remains are in the cathedral of Bari. Most people belive that Santa Klauss could be found in the north pole, but that's not true. He is in Italy.
Charles Dickens is quoted as to why he wrote "A Christmas Carol." He wished to expose greed in Capitalism and businesses exploiting child labor and the (at the time) modern workforce. It was a cautionary tale that has since gone on to lose all original meaning.
Christmas is my favorite holiday. You can play in the snow, stay in your warm house, drink hot chocolate, read a book, watch a movie, spend time with your family, and sleep,... It's so cozy.
The Christkind/Christkindle/Christkindl is also popular amongst southern German protestants. This includes the protestants amongst the alemannic germans like the Swiss, Swabians and other alemannic germans in Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian Swabia, but also Franconians. I believe it's even a common conception in the Palatinate and the Middle German region of Hesse.
@@rueisblue For sure! There are actually some bigger regions that have been mostly protestant including today's Middle Franconia (including Nuremberg, Erlangen, ...) and the area of Württemberg north of the danube (Stuttgart, Swabian alb, all north west of Ulm). Lower Franconia is rather catholic, I believe. Upper Franconia is mixed, as far as I know. Some former free imperial cities have had major protestant populations too, despite being surrounded by pretty much catholics only: Augsburg (over 90% until The Thirty Years War; so quite long ago. After that it was down big time). The famous Swabian medieval town of Nördlingen had a small majority of protestants up until 1900. Generally the area around there (Ries and Danube-Ried) is split into catholics and protestants. Those people of different confessions have different conventions for baking the "same" cake too. As for Nuremberg: since it and Augsburg fought for the spot of second biggest German city around the time many German Christmas conventions formed (16th century), it's obvious it must have been rich. And rich they were, which they didn't leave unattributed: Lebkuchen (ginger bread) and other baked goods contained a heck ton of spices (Old term: Pfefferkuchen; pfeffer referring to "Spice", but means pepper today) An alternative to Lebkuchen is Magenbrot, but formed way later (at least the sweet variant, as it is consumed today). The kind known today (rather sugary and with cocoa) is believed to have come up in the alemannic culture region, probably Switzerland (also quite protestant) sometime in the 1700s. Previously it was rather a product made of herbs (thus the name: Magenbrot meaning stomach bread; attributed by the health-enhancing capabilities of herbs)
Also, as Germans migrated into South America, the Christkind kinda surpassed religious barriers in the isolated communities. It was entirely possible to see Nikolaus, the Christkind, Krampus and the fanfarres of the Three Magi Kings (portuguese influence) enter a home in the same night, because why not
you are correct! i live in southwest Germany, it is originally protestant but today almost only Catholics celebrate it and ive been told das Christkind also brings presents to children in Catholic Germany and Austria and also Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia and norty Croatia
Yesss! Finally, a fire 🔥 of learning for Christmas! I love your Halloween documentary. It’s currently December 12, 2021. Cold, windy and rainy outside. Happy holidays everyone! 🎄
this makes me love the festival more, all those cultures in the history of human existence, it all culminates in this time, and as cultures evolved and mixed over the millennia we have modern Christmas now. I like to remember ancient people in this time and feel connected to a deep universal human experience.
I've heard a lot of people talk about Christmas either as some wonderful Christian festival or as a horrible pagan nightmare of a Trojan horse, but until now I've never heard such an even-handed and fair approach to the history of Christmas. Good job, man
Very interesting documentary! I commend your unbiased views on a religious holiday. Doesnt matter who you are, what you believe in, I myself am agnostic but I always look forward to this time of year. Have a good whatever you choose to celebrate everyone, and remember to be kind.
Very cool! Now look into the similarities between Gandalf and Father Christmas!! I love feeling that Tolkien intended for Gandalf to kind of represent that character in life... Who knows, but it's worth pondering! Happy Holidays to you!
Justin are you just not going to talk about that one time a green guy literally stole all our presents and decorations all by himself, I mean sure he gave it back but still kinda messed up.
In my household, we celebrate the Advent Season and joyfully celebrate the birth our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through worship, evangelism, gift giving, feasting and charity to the poor. I hope that everyone reading this does too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all!
🎵And today we’re all brothers Tonight we’re all friends Our moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we’re all brothers We drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches We sing O Holy Night Our guns made to rest among snowflake A Christmas in the trenches A Christmas on the front far from home 🎵 *- Christmas Truce, Sabaton, 2021*
Thank you for making such a well researched video on the origins on Christmas, it's very common these days for Atheists and even some more extreme Protestants (bizarrely trying to tear down their own religion to somehow stick it to Catholics) to spread misinformation on the "pagan" origins of Christmas, and I'm glad you spoke the truth, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
I like the way you organized the content in this video. Happy St. Lucy’s Day! The presence of lights in the Christmas tree, comes from today’s feast. They used to put actual burning candles in trees. Now we use electric lights. Legend says that St. Lucy was set on fire, but she was not consumed. So she was like a candle to light up the darkness for Christ. The Nativity scene is credited to St. Francis of Assisi. There is so much Christmas lore to explore!
That Nativity Scene is technically false. Christ was born in a cave (which were used to keep animals and could even be used as downright living spaces/houses). The Orthodox Catholic Church has preserved this Tradition.
Great unbiased documentary. I thank you for taking the time to put together this very well researched video. I am a Messianic who doesn’t observe the holiday of Christmas because of the many unexplained traditions interwoven with the church-established birthday of our savior. Now, I don’t think it’s wrong to have a day to reflect on the birth of Jesus. It’s even more amazing how over two billion people in the world stop to celebrate the birth of a Jewish man who is the son of God and would save us from death. This video comes at a very convicting time for our whole family. Thank you.
I think your pronunciation of the Dutch and German words in this video sound great. I don't know enough about German and Austrian culture to know all the facts, but I do know that what you've told about Sinterklaas and zwarte Piet is correct, it seems like you know where to get your information about facts and how to pronounce all the names.
Merry Christmas everybody, and God bless! Regardless of how Christmas came about, it is undeniable that it is in modern times one of the most uplifting, jovial, and restorative periods of togetherness for families, friends, and communities. I don't care if you're religious or not, or if it's pagan or whatever. Happy holidays!
I had to literally RUN and get a hot choco just to watch this one! I discovered your channel two weeks ago and have been devouring the entire list, almost running out of them. I was wondering how long would it take before your next video, thank you for updating, excellent work
Exceptionally well presented history of the holiday. I was half expecting yet another, "Christmas is Saturnalia, Christians. Haha, suck it!" video. The one single quibble I had with it was the implication that the British colonies were started, founded, or even heavily influenced in the early years by the Puritans. America began at Jamestown, not at Plymouth Rock.
I think, at the end of the day, Christmas is a celebration of life. Winter seems a time when life is all but extinguished; but the days slowly lengthen, the evergreens still look fresh, & a new year brings promise. It's only natural that we would want to recognise such things, & be glad. May every one on earth rejoice at this time, & find happiness & peace.
Thank you for such a COMPREHENSIVE documentary. I'm impressed with all the RESEARCH you put into this & the variety of sources you used! You also presented a more nuanced view of the history of the holiday & how cultures influenced the development of Christmas, Santa, etc. into the traditions of today, including figures & celebrations that were combined, dropped entirely, or evolved into something different. You actually told me things I hadn't heard before, even though I've been binge watching vids on the history of Christmas traditions & Santa for the last couple of days. I'm putting your video into one of my Christmas playlists to share with others.
Also, the mention on Alsace at 52:12, as a region in modern France, but previously belonging to Germany- I'm sure that was a totally peaceful, non-confrontational transition, right? 😉
Really good info here, but I'm surprised there was no mention of the Amanita Muscaria and its relation to conifer trees, reindeer, Santa, yurts and magic.
Iam not a Christian so this topics of other religions holy day's is interesting to me even tho Christmas in the most well know Christian holy Day out there I know jack s*it about it I only know surface level stuff but iam interested to learn more about it and you covering it make me happy iam about to learn a lot of things about it
@Leo the British-Filipino I know, just couldn't get it that Islam that is so possessive about anything related to their religion can be so offensive against others
I think the whole been in a Cake thing very interesting, being from Louisiana it's part of the whole King Cake aspect of Mardi Gras. Which really just seems like that same ceremony on a different day still related to Christ. Very interesting historically.
Many of our American traditions for Xmas (Tree, decorations, presents, Nog, Yule Logs, cards, etc) are Germanic in origin. Queen Victoria & Prince Albert (who were German) modeled the traditional family Xmas & its traditions (Tree & gifts for children) that became popular in England, including Xmas Cards. I always chuckle to myself whenever the war on Xmas rhetoric pops up knowing it was considered pagan or non biblical & actually banned in the original Puritan colonies. It seems Xmas has a history of being a controversial holiday & still is for some people who resent the secularization & commercialism of what they feel is an important & holy day.
Thank you so much for giving me a history of Christmas and Santa Claus. I didn’t know about some of those things that you spoke of. It was very interesting.
For Justin the fire of learning narrator, here's some movies and cartoons in common with Christmas. 1. The Santa Clause, 2. A Walt Disney Christmas, 3. Pluto's Christmas Tree, 4. Mickey's Christmas Carol, 5. How the Grinch stole Christmas, 6. The Polar Express and finally, 7. The Muppet Christmas Carol. But a famous show that isn't on ABC but is in common with Christmas is A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Power outage here in Montréal...woke up to a cold house, built a fire on which I heated water to brew me a nice warm coffee, much different from my usual cappucino. Saw the notification about this video and thought: "Nice way to start a Sunday." Happy holidays 💕
Many holidays fall really close together and some overlap during this season .Get over the debates and let each other live in peace and celebrate thier holidays thier ways .
This is a wonderful documentary. Greek Orthodox Saint Nicholas may have been the religious basis for Santa Claus, but in Greece the Santa Claus figure is associated with Saint Basil, whose feast day is January 1st. Many families in Greece exchange gifts on New Year’s Day. December 25th is reserved for the religious celebration of Christ’s birth and Santa Claus has one fewer country to visit Christmas Eve.
In Swedish we call Christmas "Jul" which comes from Yule and is almost pronounced exactly like that. What differs from the english speaking countries traditions are the following: Swedes (as well as rest of Scandinavia) celebrate on Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve we visit or get visited our relatives and having Christmas Dinner consisting on pickled herring, meat balls, ham, lutefisk (for those who have seen Disney's Frozen, yes, it's that fish but it's served boiled along with a white sauce, pepper and grainy mustard), small sausages called prinskorvar (transated prince sausages), rice pudding, a potato gratain with onions and anchovies called Janssons Frestelse (called Jason's Delight in English) etc. We drick julmust which is similiar to root beer (though somewhat sweeter in taste), a mulled wine called glögg often with almonds and raisins in it (with or without alchohol), julöl (a special type of beer specialy brewed for the season), mumma (a mix of julmust and alchoholic drink like julöl) and snaps. Then many kids and some nostalgic adults watch From All of Us to All of You (called Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul, trans. Donald Duck and friends wishes a Merry Christmas) on the TV, which is introduced by a host lighting a candle and talks about Christmas. Afterwards for many families, Santa Claus comes in person and deliver presents to kids who have been nice throughout the year and once he have left you get to open the presents (a lot of family have in the recent decades since the 90's adapted english speaking countries tradition with Santa putting presents in socks, which the children may open on Christmas Eve morning). Very early on Christmas Day morning a lot of people goes to the church to attend to a matin called Julotta (otta meaning dawn) in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The thing that I see is that in the book of Jeremiah it states that decorated trees is something that heathens do. Also, well if you are a believer, the images of Angels are prohibited. People really do worship those images. Some think that they can’t celebrate the Lord without them.
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can’t imagine life without christmas. i just love the vibes
Not everything that glitters is gold
I’m same but I notice new generation and time change
Christmas’festivity fade and keep fade I see less and less people put decoration anymore , one day only the shopping reminder us of Christmas
Too much mix of religion
Christian girl married Muslim boy which they no celebrate the traditional Xmas 🎅 I will continue till I die set my tree and light outside and decoration around the house I’m the only Christian in my neighbourhood feel awkward
Been up all night and going to take a nap, I'm excited to watch this when I wake. Just wanted to say how much I respect your work and how clearly your effort and passion shines through in your videos. You're desire to be factual but also to be able communicate new topics to your audience is laudable. Cheers, Justin
Thank you!
This is the best 'history of Christmas' documentary I have seen. Granted I already knew most of it, this video tied it all together nicely.
Thank you!
I agree, very well done.
@@dnkal2875 as opposed to?
@@AnnhilateTheNihilist Probably countires like Ethiopia that also celebrate Christmas, cuz most people are christian there
Wake up babe! New fire of learning vid just dropped
I love these documentaries. Interesting, and full of great writing!
Thank you!
@@Fireoflearning 我，我都唔係。。咁就！！佢有幾好人類最大：、唔可以再見👋
@@Fireoflearning logically the Christians moved Christmas to December to coincide with the yule celebration
@@robinsss It's probable that the first Christians who set the date had no idea what Yule was
@@Fireoflearning why would you think that?
Christmas had a longer and more complex history than I thought. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday.
This is the most inclusive, complete compilation of Christmas that I have ever experienced. Incredibly well researched from excellent source material! Well done! Better than some college professors I've had.
Thank you!
@@cowafungus8104 I think he meant in the sense of "organic'
@@Fireoflearning Great man your video is from this point on my Christmas tradition.
@@darthvenator2487 Thank you!
@@Fireoflearning I have to thank you for giving everyone this beautiful and perfect pearl. God blessed you with a gift and with this you gave us this wonder that not only deserves to be publicized but deserves to be preserved. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
"I'm not saying you have to agree with each other, but we do have to use an objective and fair definition..."
i LOVE that line. we as a society need to apply that much more broadly than just to christianity.
God does not compromise. It is HIS WAY
@@pamelalc63If God is so intent that we follow one specific way, why does he not descend onto Earth and clarify it for us?
@@starseeing You think your entitled to the sight of God? Humble yourself
)@@starseeing He did when Yeshua (Jesus) to the earth
@@mattbl0x410 Yes, I think I'm entitled to see the person I'm asked to live in indentured servitude to.
Been watching Fire Of Learning a lot recently, love this historical content
You have a great channel, your documentaries are so concise and unbiased. Thanks for putting this all together for us, very interesting!
Thank you!
Where does Die Hard fit into this?
You don't understand now what I am doing, but someday you will. John 13:7
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Between Kwanzaa and Christmas
Exactly
every step of the way
Santa Klaus was a real person and he lived in the 4th century in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. It's no other then Saint Nicholas, who was a bishop in the Christian Church. In eastern Europe we celebrate him on december 6th, every year. He was a reach man and he was very generous. Always helping the poor. That's where the tradition of giving gifts for Christmas comed from. If you wannt to find Saint Nicholas(Santa Klaus) you should go to Italy, in the city of Bari. His holy remains are in the cathedral of Bari. Most people belive that Santa Klauss could be found in the north pole, but that's not true. He is in Italy.
His holiday is still celebrated in many European nations like in the Netherlands at 5 December called Sinterklaas
@@rnanni1048 Yes
@@wpl8275 i don't believe so!
@@aripadreaptatherightwing6028 Your comment should be pinned. This is very important information!
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I remember this narrator and he spoke about Halloween. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays.
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Charles Dickens is quoted as to why he wrote "A Christmas Carol." He wished to expose greed in Capitalism and businesses exploiting child labor and the (at the time) modern workforce. It was a cautionary tale that has since gone on to lose all original meaning.
This documentary is so full of history and well written that I will listen again soon. The illustrations are beautiful.. Thank you.
This information is so watered down that you deserve what will befall you if you don't turn away from catholic lies and seek Jesus.
Great work. This will like all the Christmas movies will be viewed millions of times throughout the years to come. 🌲✨
Christmas is my favorite holiday. You can play in the snow, stay in your warm house, drink hot chocolate, read a book, watch a movie, spend time with your family, and sleep,...
It's so cozy.
You can do all of that without participating on this pagan holiday....
The Christkind/Christkindle/Christkindl is also popular amongst southern German protestants. This includes the protestants amongst the alemannic germans like the Swiss, Swabians and other alemannic germans in Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian Swabia, but also Franconians. I believe it's even a common conception in the Palatinate and the Middle German region of Hesse.
That's very fascinating. I imagine protestants in southern germany have a host of interesting traditions being such a minority as they are
@@rueisblue For sure!
There are actually some bigger regions that have been mostly protestant including today's Middle Franconia (including Nuremberg, Erlangen, ...) and the area of Württemberg north of the danube (Stuttgart, Swabian alb, all north west of Ulm). Lower Franconia is rather catholic, I believe. Upper Franconia is mixed, as far as I know.
Some former free imperial cities have had major protestant populations too, despite being surrounded by pretty much catholics only: Augsburg (over 90% until The Thirty Years War; so quite long ago. After that it was down big time). The famous Swabian medieval town of Nördlingen had a small majority of protestants up until 1900. Generally the area around there (Ries and Danube-Ried) is split into catholics and protestants. Those people of different confessions have different conventions for baking the "same" cake too.
As for Nuremberg: since it and Augsburg fought for the spot of second biggest German city around the time many German Christmas conventions formed (16th century), it's obvious it must have been rich. And rich they were, which they didn't leave unattributed: Lebkuchen (ginger bread) and other baked goods contained a heck ton of spices (Old term: Pfefferkuchen; pfeffer referring to "Spice", but means pepper today)
An alternative to Lebkuchen is Magenbrot, but formed way later (at least the sweet variant, as it is consumed today). The kind known today (rather sugary and with cocoa) is believed to have come up in the alemannic culture region, probably Switzerland (also quite protestant) sometime in the 1700s. Previously it was rather a product made of herbs (thus the name: Magenbrot meaning stomach bread; attributed by the health-enhancing capabilities of herbs)
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Also, as Germans migrated into South America, the Christkind kinda surpassed religious barriers in the isolated communities.
It was entirely possible to see Nikolaus, the Christkind, Krampus and the fanfarres of the Three Magi Kings (portuguese influence) enter a home in the same night, because why not
you are correct! i live in southwest Germany, it is originally protestant but today almost only Catholics celebrate it and ive been told das Christkind also brings presents to children in Catholic Germany and Austria and also Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia and norty Croatia
Yesss! Finally, a fire 🔥 of learning for Christmas! I love your Halloween documentary. It’s currently December 12, 2021. Cold, windy and rainy outside. Happy holidays everyone! 🎄
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You have great documentaries so instructive and historical love them
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Historical - Yes--🎄
"It's the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" mentions "scary ghost stories" and A Christmas Carol has the 3 ghosts visiting Scrooge.
4 Ghosts because Marley 😅 or "We're Marley and Marley...it's good to be heckling again. It's good to be doing ANYTHING again...D'OOOOH HO HOHO HOHO"
this makes me love the festival more, all those cultures in the history of human existence, it all culminates in this time, and as cultures evolved and mixed over the millennia we have modern Christmas now. I like to remember ancient people in this time and feel connected to a deep universal human experience.
I've heard a lot of people talk about Christmas either as some wonderful Christian festival or as a horrible pagan nightmare of a Trojan horse, but until now I've never heard such an even-handed and fair approach to the history of Christmas. Good job, man
Very interesting documentary! I commend your unbiased views on a religious holiday. Doesnt matter who you are, what you believe in, I myself am agnostic but I always look forward to this time of year. Have a good whatever you choose to celebrate everyone, and remember to be kind.
I have similar beliefs and wish you the same!
Well I do not believe you will be able to discuss that with God at the white throne judgement.
Very cool! Now look into the similarities between Gandalf and Father Christmas!! I love feeling that Tolkien intended for Gandalf to kind of represent that character in life... Who knows, but it's worth pondering! Happy Holidays to you!
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5:30 The Winter Hunt was retold by Sir Terry Pratchett in a wonderful book called Hog Father a highly recommended book to read around Christmas Time
One of my favourites. Most of his books parody some ancient tradition somewhere.
Justin are you just not going to talk about that one time a green guy literally stole all our presents and decorations all by himself, I mean sure he gave it back but still kinda messed up.
Extremely well made, thank you for this, Justin! A very merry Christmas to you!
Winter is a very depressing time of year. It starts happily with Christmas but then goes downhill when the bills start coming in. 😂
In my household, we celebrate the Advent Season and joyfully celebrate the birth our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through worship, evangelism, gift giving, feasting and charity to the poor. I hope that everyone reading this does too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all!
I just have to say your videos have become my new addiction! I appreciate the topics and your explanation. I truly enjoy every video! 👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you!
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how unfortunate for you
Amazing video, love celebrating Christmas with a full history of Christ’s Mass!
Very decent job you did on this documentary! I quite enjoyed it.
🎵And today we’re all brothers
Tonight we’re all friends
Our moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we’re all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches
We sing O Holy Night
Our guns made to rest among snowflake
A Christmas in the trenches
A Christmas on the front far from home 🎵
*- Christmas Truce, Sabaton, 2021*
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thank you! was very much looking forward to!
Great information. I love you, Man!
Thank you for making such a well researched video on the origins on Christmas, it's very common these days for Atheists and even some more extreme Protestants (bizarrely trying to tear down their own religion to somehow stick it to Catholics) to spread misinformation on the "pagan" origins of Christmas, and I'm glad you spoke the truth, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Happy Birthday JESUS 💥
Fantastic video. You've armed me with so much knowledge going into the holiday period!
So well done! Thanks for sharing!
I like the way you organized the content in this video. Happy St. Lucy’s Day! The presence of lights in the Christmas tree, comes from today’s feast. They used to put actual burning candles in trees. Now we use electric lights. Legend says that St. Lucy was set on fire, but she was not consumed. So she was like a candle to light up the darkness for Christ.
The Nativity scene is credited to St. Francis of Assisi. There is so much Christmas lore to explore!
That Nativity Scene is technically false. Christ was born in a cave (which were used to keep animals and could even be used as downright living spaces/houses). The Orthodox Catholic Church has preserved this Tradition.
Where i life its still very common to use candles
Great unbiased documentary. I thank you for taking the time to put together this very well researched video. I am a Messianic who doesn’t observe the holiday of Christmas because of the many unexplained traditions interwoven with the church-established birthday of our savior. Now, I don’t think it’s wrong to have a day to reflect on the birth of Jesus. It’s even more amazing how over two billion people in the world stop to celebrate the birth of a Jewish man who is the son of God and would save us from death. This video comes at a very convicting time for our whole family. Thank you.
Great work: about as comprehensive as it gets. Merry Christmas.
I enjoyed watching this video from beginning to end.
Did you watch on 50x speed?
Fire 😏 I used my time machine 😎🏎️
I think your pronunciation of the Dutch and German words in this video sound great. I don't know enough about German and Austrian culture to know all the facts, but I do know that what you've told about Sinterklaas and zwarte Piet is correct, it seems like you know where to get your information about facts and how to pronounce all the names.
Thank you!
Merry Christmas everybody, and God bless!
Regardless of how Christmas came about, it is undeniable that it is in modern times one of the most uplifting, jovial, and restorative periods of togetherness for families, friends, and communities.
I don't care if you're religious or not, or if it's pagan or whatever. Happy holidays!
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This is an excellent documentary! I greatly enjoyed it! And the images and illustrations were fantastic!
I enjoyed the illustrations as well!☃️
I had to literally RUN and get a hot choco just to watch this one! I discovered your channel two weeks ago and have been devouring the entire list, almost running out of them. I was wondering how long would it take before your next video, thank you for updating, excellent work
Thank you!
Thank you! This actually restored some of my delight in Christmas.
Loved it ! MERRY CHRISTMAS ☃️🎄🥂
Fire of learning has uploaded my day is made lol
Exceptionally well presented history of the holiday. I was half expecting yet another, "Christmas is Saturnalia, Christians. Haha, suck it!" video. The one single quibble I had with it was the implication that the British colonies were started, founded, or even heavily influenced in the early years by the Puritans. America began at Jamestown, not at Plymouth Rock.
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For that matter, the Plymouth Colony was not Puritan. The Puritans came later, at the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Thank you for that great, informative video. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
I think, at the end of the day, Christmas is a celebration of life. Winter seems a time when life is all but extinguished; but the days slowly lengthen, the evergreens still look fresh, & a new year brings promise. It's only natural that we would want to recognise such things, & be glad. May every one on earth rejoice at this time, & find happiness & peace.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄
Thank you for such a COMPREHENSIVE documentary. I'm impressed with all the RESEARCH you put into this & the variety of sources you used! You also presented a more nuanced view of the history of the holiday & how cultures influenced the development of Christmas, Santa, etc. into the traditions of today, including figures & celebrations that were combined, dropped entirely, or evolved into something different. You actually told me things I hadn't heard before, even though I've been binge watching vids on the history of Christmas traditions & Santa for the last couple of days. I'm putting your video into one of my Christmas playlists to share with others.
Great job as always, Justin! Thank you 😊
Also, the mention on Alsace at 52:12, as a region in modern France, but previously belonging to Germany- I'm sure that was a totally peaceful, non-confrontational transition, right? 😉
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Really good info here, but I'm surprised there was no mention of the Amanita Muscaria and its relation to conifer trees, reindeer, Santa, yurts and magic.
Honestly either way it’s still my favorite! It’s about what the holiday means to you
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- Ancient greece
- 3 major Islamic caliphates
- The italian renaissance
- Ottoman empire
- The hellenic period
- The punic wars
Iam not a Christian so this topics of other religions holy day's is interesting to me even tho Christmas in the most well know Christian holy Day out there I know jack s*it about it I only know surface level stuff but iam interested to learn more about it and you covering it make me happy iam about to learn a lot of things about it
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Jack shit!!? Which religion do you belong to that allows such words for religion, yours or others!?
@@dilipniraj6521 he said I know jack shit about Christmas he is saying he dose not mush about it he didn't called Christmas shit lol
@Leo the British-Filipino I know, just couldn't get it that Islam that is so possessive about anything related to their religion can be so offensive against others
Danke!
Danke schön mein freund, frohe Weihnachten
I think the whole been in a Cake thing very interesting, being from Louisiana it's part of the whole King Cake aspect of Mardi Gras. Which really just seems like that same ceremony on a different day still related to Christ.
Very interesting historically.
Man I love your videos so much. Thanks bud, keep pumping out content. You're gonna be very successful
Thank you!
Many of our American traditions for Xmas (Tree, decorations, presents, Nog, Yule Logs, cards, etc) are Germanic in origin. Queen Victoria & Prince Albert (who were German) modeled the traditional family Xmas & its traditions (Tree & gifts for children) that became popular in England, including Xmas Cards. I always chuckle to myself whenever the war on Xmas rhetoric pops up knowing it was considered pagan or non biblical & actually banned in the original Puritan colonies. It seems Xmas has a history of being a controversial holiday & still is for some people who resent the secularization & commercialism of what they feel is an important & holy day.
Thank you so much for giving me a history of Christmas and Santa Claus. I didn’t know about some of those things that you spoke of. It was very interesting.
Thank you for making this video! I listened to the audio while working to get into the Christmas Spirit. Very informative and entertaining!
finally, a purely factual yet still enthusiastic history of Christmas
I love ❤️ this. Thank You for posting this.
Here in 2022. Just put the little ones to bed and enjoying every bit of this video!
Thanks for this wonderful documentation 😺
For Justin the fire of learning narrator, here's some movies and cartoons in common with Christmas. 1. The Santa Clause, 2. A Walt Disney Christmas, 3. Pluto's Christmas Tree, 4. Mickey's Christmas Carol, 5. How the Grinch stole Christmas, 6. The Polar Express and finally, 7. The Muppet Christmas Carol. But a famous show that isn't on ABC but is in common with Christmas is A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Thanks!
I remember celebrating this holiday with my family.
Do you have the audio of you videos available on a podcast?
Thank you! This was a wonderful description of Christmas🙏🌟
Great video. It gives a balanced view of Christmas from different cultures in different places in different times.
Thanks so much for this video! It was well-written, enlightening, and well-read! Your voice is very soothing.
Yo ho-ho what a bundle of joy for me to enjoy this thanks man🎅 ☃️ 🎄
Yes! One of my favorite channels has new content. 👍
Very well done. It was an hour well spent.
Power outage here in Montréal...woke up to a cold house, built a fire on which I heated water to brew me a nice warm coffee, much different from my usual cappucino. Saw the notification about this video and thought: "Nice way to start a Sunday."
Happy holidays 💕
Thank you for the well researched video. Excellent job.
Well done! Nicely balanced, without sensationalism or saccharine sentiment and respectful of religious and cultural beliefs.
Many holidays fall really close together and some overlap during this season .Get over the debates and let each other live in peace and celebrate thier holidays thier ways .
Merry Christmas
Thank you for making this all ways wanted to know the history of Christmas
Keep up the great work
I would be so curious to see a similar documentary put together for Easter / Ostara.
I was born on Christmas day 86. Happy Christmas to all those celebrating in 2023 ❤
Frohe Weihnachten 🌲👍
Good research. Excellent documentation. Merry Christmas to you and to all.
Favorite UA-cam channel!!!
Thank you!
Great documentary 🤘🏽🤘🏽
This is a wonderful documentary.
Greek Orthodox Saint Nicholas may have been the religious basis for Santa Claus, but in Greece the Santa Claus figure is associated with Saint Basil, whose feast day is January 1st. Many families in Greece exchange gifts on New Year’s Day. December 25th is reserved for the religious celebration of Christ’s birth and Santa Claus has one fewer country to visit Christmas Eve.
Happy Holiday. Thank you.
Very nice. Covered all the bases and very factual. Thanks!
Merry Christmas 2023, Everyone!
I love it all. Christmas is the best thing ever.
In Swedish we call Christmas "Jul" which comes from Yule and is almost pronounced exactly like that.
What differs from the english speaking countries traditions are the following: Swedes (as well as rest of Scandinavia) celebrate on Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve we visit or get visited our relatives and having Christmas Dinner consisting on pickled herring, meat balls, ham, lutefisk (for those who have seen Disney's Frozen, yes, it's that fish but it's served boiled along with a white sauce, pepper and grainy mustard), small sausages called prinskorvar (transated prince sausages), rice pudding, a potato gratain with onions and anchovies called Janssons Frestelse (called Jason's Delight in English) etc. We drick julmust which is similiar to root beer (though somewhat sweeter in taste), a mulled wine called glögg often with almonds and raisins in it (with or without alchohol), julöl (a special type of beer specialy brewed for the season), mumma (a mix of julmust and alchoholic drink like julöl) and snaps. Then many kids and some nostalgic adults watch From All of Us to All of You (called Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul, trans. Donald Duck and friends wishes a Merry Christmas) on the TV, which is introduced by a host lighting a candle and talks about Christmas. Afterwards for many families, Santa Claus comes in person and deliver presents to kids who have been nice throughout the year and once he have left you get to open the presents (a lot of family have in the recent decades since the 90's adapted english speaking countries tradition with Santa putting presents in socks, which the children may open on Christmas Eve morning). Very early on Christmas Day morning a lot of people goes to the church to attend to a matin called Julotta (otta meaning dawn) in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Interesting. The way you celebrate Christmas is much more similar to the Portuguese way, but we eat cod dried in salt for Christmas Dinner.
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The thing that I see is that in the book of Jeremiah it states that decorated trees is something that heathens do. Also, well if you are a believer, the images of Angels are prohibited. People really do worship those images. Some think that they can’t celebrate the Lord without them.