{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6939faa834867e026d55a1b2/694aef6a6d80a931eb3ae475?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shrooms, Rome, and Reddit: 10 Christmas Tradition Origins ","description":"<p>Come with us on a holly jolly holiday episode on debunking 10 Christmas traditions and their origins. This episode is a little different, though -- you'll be in charge of guessing if each of the 20 traditions is \"Real or Reddit.\" That's right, Kendyl did her trademark Reddit deep-dive to find 10 family traditions that'll keep you guessing if the origin is Pagan, Nordic, Victorian, or some plain and simple family creativity. </p><p><br></p><p>We break down the origins of the Christmas Tree, Santa's appearance, why reindeer fly, Christmas cards, and more! </p><p><br></p><p>Sources: </p><p>Chastagner, Gary A., and D. Michael Benson. “The Christmas Tree: Traditions, Production, and Diseases.” Plant Health Progress, October 13, 2000.&nbsp;</p><p>https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-2000-1013-01-RV . Eldridge, Adam, and Ilaria Pappalepore.&nbsp;</p><p>“Festive Space and Dream Worlds: Christmas in London.” In Destination London, 183–204. 2019. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvhrd0t9.12 . HISTORY.com Editors.&nbsp;</p><p>“History of Christmas Trees.” History.com, November 28, 2023 (updated December 19, 2025). https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-christmas-trees . Miller, Daniel. \\</p><p>“Christmas: An Anthropological Lens.” Hau 7, no. 3 (2017): 409–442. https://doi.org/10.14318/hau7.3.027 . Salazar-Porzio, Margaret. “Who Arrives on the&nbsp;</p><p>12th Day of Christmas? Three Wise Men, of Course.” National Museum of American History, January 6, 2014.&nbsp;</p><p>https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/who-arrives-12th-day-christmas-three-wise-men-course . Wachelder, Joseph. “Toys, Christmas Gifts and Consumption Culture in&nbsp;</p><p>London’s Morning Chronicle, 1800–1827.” Icon 19 (2013): 13–32. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23788118 .&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.ffungi.org/blog/the-influence-of-hallucinogenic-mushrooms-on-christmas V&amp;A. “Victorian Christmas Traditions.”&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/victorian-christmas-traditions History.com Saturnalia:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.history.com/articles/saturnalia Britannica Christmas:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas Massachusetts law banning Christmas:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-law-banning-christmas Smithsonian mistletoe:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mistletoe-the-evolution-of-a-christmas-tradition-10814188/ Pagan origins overview:&nbsp;</p><p>https://historycooperative.org/pagan-origins-of-christmas/ BBC Newsround:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/59905614 PBS fruitcake:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-misunderstood-fruitcake-has-a-magnificent-shelf-life-and-history</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Delaney & Kendyl Florence"}