For this first episode of InfoBlast, Nick teaches Rob all about Christmas--religious origins, the tree, Santa... even Krampus shows up. Come with us for a trip that starts well before you think it does, pushes up to the Protestant Reformation of Europe, and even has critical changes to its mythology throughout the 18-1900s in its slow change from not-really-celebrated religious holiday to commercialized, capitalistic, secular wonder! Keep an ear out for the end, when Nick's grandpa, Santa himself, makes an appearance!
Sources Include
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas
https://bycommonconsent.com/2006/12/03/april-sixth-and-the-conception-of-jesus/
https://www.classicalhistorian.com/johns-blog/a-history-of-christmas-in-america
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-irving-father-halloween-american-christmas
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/christmas-sex-christmas-party-sex-saint-nicholas-santa/amp
https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/21st-century/the-war-on-christmas
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus
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https://www.learndutch.org/lessons/sinterklaas-tutorial-explained/
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https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/first-department-store-santa-claus/
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-new-year-start-on-January-1-if-Jesus-was-born-on-December-26
