How Pagan is Christmas?

You absolute madlad, Odin approves of the sharing of knowledge, and Loki approves of the cheeky way you deliver it 😂

You forgot about mistletoe! One of the easiest "Christmas traditions" to trace back to pagan origins

Growing up in a home full of German traditions, I was told that live fur trees were brought into the homes around yule to: 1-cut down on the yucky smells that being in a closed house could sometimes bring. 2-Symbolize the cycles of life and the eternal soul. 3-Encourage fertility for the young couples of the family. There is really nothing "Christian" about the Christmas tree. Wreaths traditionally were fashioned in the shape of the "circle cross" symbol, and were made of natural/green materials to encourage Sunna's return...nothing "Christian" about that either. Wassail vs Caroling is the same difference as "Trick or Treating" at homes and "Truck or Treating" at churches...a captured and tweaked tradition. Santa Claus is a mix of St. Nick and Odin. I have many statue depictions of Santa that look FAR MORE like Odin than the American version of Santa. I grew up hearing NOTHING about Santa, but did hear about Krampus! I was threatened that Krampus would come and take me away if I wasn't good. LOL! The date of Christmas was 100% because of Pagan celebrations that took place at that time of the year...especially in the North! People used the Sun to determine everything they did, and they waited anxiously to see that Sunna was turning back from the south to the north, and when she did, they partied like rock stars! Great video!!!!! ❤ HAPPY YULE!!!! 🎄🕯

I’m so grateful for this channel. I actually learn so much legitimate, useful Pagan information lost in the mix of all the trendy ‘witchy’ crap these days. I love learning all of this history 🎄

I’m Catholic and enjoyed your video and learned some things. I have friends who are Wiccan and we get along fine.

What?? You mean the tradition of bringing an evergreen tree into the house and decorating it with holly berries possibly didn't come from the middle eastern desert? I don't believe it.

I Am Happy You Mentioned The Name Of Mitra The Vedic God Guardian Of Oath And Friendship (Mitra=Friend In Sanskrit) Is Celebrated In Vedic Time's And Also In Greece Rome And Persia Because He Was The God Of Winter Solstice Thank You For This Video It Is Really Great To Watch And Learn New Thing's About Indo-European Cultures.

Absolutely love your channel. Thanks for all that you do.

I agree with your rating. Though the Christmas tree I also suspect is pagan in origin. My family always says Jesus is the reason for the season and my MIL in particular gets a birthday cake every Christmas for Jesus. So I’m really hoping baby #2 is born on their due date, Dec 25th. Happy holidays Jacob, see you soon!

Jacob the Yule goblin infiltrates the Ark😂 Hey we love pretty lights too! Enjoyed this. 🎄

hello from Friborg in Switzerland for us the Yule log is a real log which burns during the twelve days preceding Christmas or jøl Yule and we make blessings for the harvests or for the health of the inhabitants of the house at home it is a ancestral tradition which dates back to pagan Celtic and Germanic times.... best regards from Friborg Switzerland 🙏👍

I bought and am almost done “A Yule Story”. It’s a really fun read that has brought some of the magic of the season back for me. Thanks!

I agree very much with everything. I don't feel like there is a lot that is original to Christianity in a whole. Thank you for all your videos. I have loved every one.

I love you so much for doing this! You had me chuckling from the beginning. Blessed Yule!

Jacob, Happy Yule and congrats on how you've grown your channel. I stumbled upon your channel last summer after seeing (and really enjoying) The Northman and going on youtube to learn more about it. I am not a pagan myself but am a fan of history and generally have an open mind. I feel like "pagan" history does not get much mainstream attention in the US and you do an excellent job of breaking it down. It has also been fascinating to learn more about paganism from your perspective, many aspects of which I can get down with such as maintaining a strong connection with nature. I look forward to seeing where things go from here.

Yes - I agree that Christmas is mostly Pagan with a little bland Christian seasoning. I also agree that we should 100% bring back Wassailing (I particularly like how the Welsh do it with the Mari Lwyd). And as someone who lives in the buckle of the Bible Belt, my petty little pagan heart giggles that you made this video in the location that you did. Side Note: After reciprocating that bird's mating dance, I think you are now officially its boyfriend.

Thank you for the grate video! As a Hungarian/German I found the tree thing interesting. My family only decorated the tree with lights. I never really questioned why. That was our family heritage and I just respected it. And I still remember that the tree for our family was always so important. That was the representation of the circle of life and my grandmother always said that the fresh tree smell and the lights are helping us to start a good and healthy year. They said if you don’t have a tree you’re going to have a bad luck. So interesting to see how long a tradition can stay alive.

I love this video, thank you ❤ Happy Yule, much love, honor and blessing to you. 🎄

I’ve been enjoying all the (good natured) jokes online about specifically how pagan Christmas is. We bring a tree into our homes and ritualize decorating it with the whole family, top it with a star or a mythical creature (Angel) and according to pop culture, dance around it. Then we set out a food offering on a special plate (alter) for the spirit that magically enters our home to bring us special gifts. There’s several others but it all just makes me grin.

Happy Yule... blessings