We discussed the origins of the Christmas holiday, from ancient Roman traditions such as the feasting & orgies of Saturnalia to Viking, Nordic & Germanic practices such as Yule, where we get the custom of lighted trees in the home, gift giving & so on. We later get into current events, like the whopping $600 your government has decided to return to you, the peasant.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/viking-berserkers-may-have-used-henbane-to-induce-trance-like-state/
https://www.bryndonovan.com/2020/11/23/viking-christmas-norse-yule/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/yule-viking-christmas
https://norse-mythology.org/the-wild-hunt/
https://www.alehorn.com/blogs/blog/christmas-traditions-from-the-vikings
https://www.newjeru.com/2018/12/true-origins-of-christmas-traditions-and-real-pagan-history/https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/why-do-some-people-claim-that-christmas-is-a-pagan-holiday.html
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