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Hanging mistletoe, making Christmas pudding and letting the yule log burn. These festive Christmas traditions are something many people do year after year. But where did they come from? What superstitions lie beneath these ancient Christmas festivities? Join Sav and Bree as they talk about these spooky holiday traditions!

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References:

https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/superstitions.htm

https://www.e-itaca.es/index.php/ingl%C3%A9s/blog-ingl%C3%A9s/1783-christmas-superstitions#:~:text=You%20should%20never%20give%20shoes,good%20health%20all%20year%20round.

http://www.indobase.com/holidays/christmas/superstitions/mistletoe-superstitions.html

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/mincepies.htm#:~:text=Mince%20Pie%20Superstition,stirred%20in%20a%20clockwise%20direction.

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/the-yule-log-tradition/