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Historical Blindness

The Roots of the Christmas Tree (Another Very Historically Blind Xmas!)

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4839 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this year's annual holiday special, I examine the roots of the Christmas tree custom to determine its origins and whether it is indeed a pagan survival, as many claim. Check out the show merch, perfect for gifts!  Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes! Check out my novel, Manuscript Found! Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at www.historicalblindness.com. Direct all advertising inquiries to [email protected]. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "The Coil Winds," "Basketliner," "Shine and Wither," "Felted Rows," "A Catalog of Seasons," "Cover Letter," "Illa Villardo," and "Evidence Room." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Other music: "A Very Brady Special" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:04.3

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0:07.1

As we get underway, the stakes couldn't be higher.

0:10.2

Oh, he's left himself exposed.

0:12.1

There goes the attacker.

0:13.2

The defense is nowhere.

0:14.7

They're in on his laptop.

0:16.3

Criminal!

0:18.5

They've tucked that malware away beautifully

0:20.9

and scored his house deposit and personal photos.

0:24.7

When you watch illegal streams,

0:26.2

you risk letting criminals into your laptop or phone,

0:28.9

making it easy to steal from you.

0:31.0

Illegal streams let criminals in.

0:33.1

BeStreamwise.com.

0:44.3

Thank you. Dreamwise.com Hello and happy holidays, listeners.

0:52.2

The podcast this holiday season is somewhat overshadowed this year by a few grim realities,

0:57.8

but also by the dark and grisly subject matter that precedes it in the feed.

1:03.6

It is pretty difficult to transition from a series on Jack the Ripper to a festive episode.

1:14.9

In some way, then, the podcast can be likened to Whitechapel, and really all of London, in December of 1888, with the awful reality of those horrific murders and the uncertainty over when the killer would strike again,

1:20.6

still hanging over the city like a pall, as many attempted to make merry.

1:26.6

There is, though, I think, one interesting connection between the

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