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Christmas and New Years can be a stressful time for us. But what if you had to celebrate two Christmas' and two Years'? Our special guest Jennifer Eremeeva (author of Have Personality Disorder Will Rule Russia) is an American married to a ... Show More
Dec 2023
Why do we associate red and green with Christmas?
Christmas is a time of joy, celebration, gift-giving and of course decorating. For the most part people tend to stick to ‘Christmassy colours’ especially red and green but these ‘traditional’ Christmas colours have a long history and symbolism.
Arielle Eckstut, author of The Secr ... Show More
4m 2s
Dec 2023
Slay a Demon, Hang a Stocking: A Young Heretics Christmas Special
It's that time of the year again: time for some very online doofus to point out that Christmas falls around the same date as the Saturanalia, as if no one figured this out until Reddit was invented. In fact, the date of Christmas is carefully posed against the date of Easter so t ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2023
A Very Traditional, Jesuitical Christmas
Christmas is a time for traditions. From the quirky to the classic, every family has a favorite holiday movie, dish or custom. This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk to four of their colleagues about their Advent and Christmas traditions—some old, some aspirational, some co ... Show More
40m 29s
Dec 2023
christmas traditions across the globe - podmas #6
<p>have you ever wondered how christmas traditions differed across the globe? in this episode we share some of the traditions that we found out (from book sharing in Iceland, KFC in Japan, to camels in Syria) we cover lots...
we also share some insight into christmas origins, chr ... Show More
49m 24s
Dec 2023
402. Christmas: Pagan or Christian?
“The Church was anxious to draw the attention of its members away from the old pagan feast days, and the December date did this very well, for it coincided with the birthday of the invincible son of Mithraism…”
Is Christmas as we know it merely an invention, created by plagiarisi ... Show More
58m 51s
Dec 2023
Toute la vérité sur les mythes de Noël 🎅 [REDIFF]
Pendant les fêtes, "L'Heure du Monde" vous propose de redécouvrir ses meilleurs épisodes. Rendez-vous en 2024 et prenez soin de vous 🎅🎄🎁<br/>---<br/><br/>Plus que quelques jours avant de célébrer Noël et, pour beaucoup de Français, de suivre les traditions qui vont avec les fê ... Show More
19m 49s