Activities That Can Be Traced Back to Pagan Culture

Links between holiday traditions and pagan culture are well established - and occasionally celebrated - but there are also a lot of misconceptions about paganism that make the word itself a bit taboo. Paganism isn't something to be feared or shunned. In Latin, "pagan" was simply the word for villager or civilian. Religious connotations that developed during the Middle Ages made pagans into heathens rather than outsiders. With all that in mind, there continues to be a pervasive presence of paganism in the modern world.
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[@pattycake8272]

I just like how some people say they don't celebrate Halloween because it's a pagan ritual but yet they celebrate everything else. Am I wrong to just think that these people are being picky in their selection of what they want to celebrate?

[@stalstonestacy4316]

Honestly, most of them are just ignorant. They've appropriated things and applied their own meaning to it (practically everything to do with Christmas-🎄 😄) that they honestly believe it's legitimately their own.

[@tallahasseepcs8329]

It is not due to paganism ( Christians do not have to worry about that as long as we are not worshipping the pagan "gods"") my family and I do not celebrate due to the horrible outfits and sinfulness of the holiday

[@dantevortex]

Todays Christians are generally faker than a Kardashian ass. They just do whatever they like to do, and whatever they don't like is "against god's will". When they do wrong it's the devils work, and when they do good it's "because they are Christian". Avoid these people at all cost.

[@pattycake8272]

@@tokkiestan6901 okay, thank you.

[@better_days]

I think a lot of people don't know about these other ways.

[@jimmillward3505]

One i found out recently, are you aware of the saying "The stinking rich" this apparently comes from many years ago when rich people could afford to be buried in sealed lead caskets beneath the stone floors of churches and cathedrals. Very frequently the caskets would over time burst open and the smell of their decay would rise up inot the church where it would stink the place out. just lovely

[@shantolion1576]

😮

[@mackenzieneal1660]

You learn something new and interesting every day.

[@Lavenderrose73]

Ouch, not good!

[@CyberDeity01]

Generally speaking, throughout the history of the Christian Church, mainly only clergy and rulers were interred in Churches, though many early churches had graveyards on the grounds. The term "stinking rich" may have originated in the 18th century when wealthy people commissioned expensive tombs above ground for their bodies. Mud absorbs odors, but stone crypts do not, so as the bodies decomposed, a vile stench would fill the graveyard

[@lynnfisher3037]

Whether that's true or not it's absolutely hilarious and deeply disturbing which I believe is at the root of all humor.

[@RabidJohn]

Back when Christianity was still outlawed by the Roman empire, the symbol they used was a fish. The cross came later.

[@amandaquezada2854]

I read about this on a pagan page I follow on Facebook. There's actually a story about the hare. It was originally a bird that the goddess of spring saved from dying by changing it into a hare (though, it could still lay eggs). Later, at a festival, everyone presented their offerings of gold and precious items. However, the hare felt like its gift paled in comparison to the others, so it withheld it's offering... Until finally, it gave in and presented the goddess with it's eggs. The goddess was so moved by the humble gift, that she placed it by her side; thus, how the hare became her symbol.

[@kathleenferguson3296]

And why eggs and bunnies are a part of Easter, which is the festival of the goddess Oestre, goddess of Spring. Estrogen, the female hormone is also called after Oestre.

[@galadballcrusher8182]

​​@@kathleenferguson3296 actually...as a Greek...estrogen has not much to do with Oestre...who were not a godess name for Greeks at least but the ancient Greek word Οίστρος more or less describes the condition of an animal (or human for that matter to an extent) being in heat. And since Genesis is a Greek word for birth, Estrogen is the latinized version of Οιστρογόνο which translates "the one causing heat".

[@keelhe893]

I heard the origins were actually Babylonian with Asterte and they have a hare and eggs before the Germanic people

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@keelhe893 yeahh i can read wiki too and seems they presume the whole word about οίστρος being based on astarte/ishtar...(could be but i can only speak about the Greek area and timeline of the equation plus i have not seen any Greek sources connecting the word roots to Babylon). Point is though to support such a continuity if roots are Babylon and passed through Greeks to Celts and Romans i would expect some sources fron Greek areas at the time Greeks thrived.

[@chopper8545]

Lol

[@NebMunb]

Basically, everything we do is rooted in warding off evil spirits. Noted

[@manicpepsicola3431]

OCD energy

[@mandiemoore3272]

Because historically bad things are, well,......bad

[@dhirajreddy56]

Basically in order to spread Christianity they copy all pegan religions in each country so that it is easy to brainwash them to follow Christianity. Thats a sad story. People from Germany, Egypt, Greece, Scandinavians etc forget thier real religion and got converted to this fake religion!!

[@ankhpom9296]

That is true.

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

So everything we do is Pagan except what the Christians hi jacked.🤔

[@taylorrogers4064]

I wish this guy was my History teacher in high school. He would've made everyone chuckle. 😂😂😂

[@gabriellashimone6546]

I had a history teacher in high school who was awesome and taught us well. He was many things, as well as humorous. Every Friday, class was Moments of Enrichment in which we would listen to an album side with the overhead lights out, the black lights on (he had black light posters in there) and would end class by reading us a modern or contemporary short satire. Good old Mr. P. May he be teaching yet in the hereafter!

[@alicerivierre]

Same! ❤️😂🤣

[@PinkyJujubean]

High school history teachers tend to be pretty cool for some reason. Seems like almost everyone had a cool history teacher

[@lanichilds2825]

Tbh I learned so much more on KZbin than in school And I didn’t have smartphone

[@petenielsen6683]

My father retired as a high school history teacher in 1991 and many of his students laughed a lot and understood once they taught him where I get MY sense of humor from! And they would say "Mr Nielsen, you're such a card." Guess what my father's last name was before his stepfather adopted him. CARD.

[@xz2935]

"The old Norse god of thunder and Hemsworths". I died

[@The7Reaper]

The birthday one is wild, had no idea about that. Got some new useless facts to share when I get drunk with people now lol

[@mitchelljones4843]

As an Australian, things like Halloween and Easter when the seasons are reversed (and I didn’t know this as kid) and this confused the hell out of me when I looked up why…

[@bullballsallday]

I knew a college graduate who didn't understand the concept of north south east west. I wonder if she didn't understand the seasonal differences north and south of the equator. 🤔

[@RictusHolloweye]

Yep. Christmas day is always a sauna here. I always felt sorry for the store Santas wearing those thick costumes in the heat... although nowadays they're usually in air conditioning so it's not so bad.

[@alexcarter8807]

Hawaii kid here. Open the presents, have some fruitcake, then pick up my surfboard and walk up the street and go surfing. A great Xmas day.

[@Jane-Doe.1126]

@@alexcarter8807 Florida same.

[@gailnewcomb8256]

It still confuses me and I’m 68 years old! 😢😅

[@jackmason5278]

You skipped over April. Its name also derives from the Latin aperilis meaning "the fertile one" or "she who opens for fertilization".

[@medicare4colcness27]

Lovely that's my birth month 😍 she who sows grows 😂

[@eskimo2616]

@@medicare4colcness27 More like a 🤡 😅.

[@Tigerbrown44]

Also skipped Sunday.

[@ashyowl]

It comes from Abril(Hebrew) which is from around 2000 years before latin became a language

[@jayplay8140]

skipped over Sunday too

[@TsjuunTze]

Here in The Netherlands we still say Moonday (maagdag) and Thunderday (Donderdag)

[@lindickison3055]

I love Thunderday!!!

[@Cailean_MacCoinnich]

And of course Wodensdag (in Belgium) and Woensdag in Netherlands.

[@ronv6637]

Thanks for the Nederlander lesson

[@ivoryowl]

The idea that yawning drains your vitality sort of makes sense because people usually only yawn when they are bored and/or tired. In other words, they are either lethargic or in the process of becoming so. However, the irony here is that modern theories suggest yawning is a reflex we have to stave off tiredness and remain active and attentive, and the fact that it's "contagious" means its probably an evolutionary trait to keep ourselves and our family/tribe awake in case of danger. So instead of draining our vitality it is actually trying to give us some.

[@hellazein]

Ah you made me yawn lol interesting to know!

[@TuathaTuna]

Thank you for the yawn 🥰

[@carlmaples7796]

We actually yawn to cool off our brain.

[@jamesregiste960]

Yawning is a reaction to lowered Oxygen, levels it's a reflex,to ward off Hypoxia!😮😅😊

[@jamesregiste960]

Yawning is a reaction to lowered Oxygen levels!😅😅😊😊

[@Hallows4]

I remember asking one of my favorite college professors about what the word “pagan“ actually meant etymologically, and his specification of country-dweller has stayed with me ever since. Really glad that was one of the first things mentioned here.

[@LadyWhinesalot]

"Paganism" has come to mean simply "not of the book" - any book but specifically not the Bible, Torah or Koran. There are no specific written "rules" of Paganism. The only "rule" common to all Pagan paths is "Harm none"

[@iachtulhu1420]

@@LadyWhinesalot Harm none is contemporary paganism, neopaganism of Wicca, hardly a original pagan dictum, aphorism or law.

[@LadyWhinesalot]

@@iachtulhu1420 not exactly...and there are many paths of Paganism than just Wicca

[@iachtulhu1420]

​@@LadyWhinesalot Well, it's still a modern invention. Wicca's ethics comes directly from Romanticism and Victorian occultism. Not saying that's right or wrong, just that it's contemporary, very recent in the context of long history of European paganism.

[@LadyWhinesalot]

@@iachtulhu1420 I was speaking in terms of general Paganism...not Wicca...also notice the emphasis on the words... The only "rule" common to all Pagan paths is "Harm none"

[@rnokmh]

just a minor correction. Freyja is wife to the god Odr, not Odin. In the sagas he was often missing and she'd cry tears of red gold while searching for him.

[@rrrosecarbinela]

Thank you. I was looking for that, I didn't think she was married to him. There are traditions which say she was involved with him, and some that say she did marry him to prevent the Aesir from going after the Vanir, but I wasn't familiar with those until I started researching this.

[@johnking6252]

No matter how civilized we become , we can't deny our roots. I like it.

[@NostalgiaforInfinity]

Define "civilized". Burning women at stake by accusing them of being "witches"? Destroying temples and idols of other religions because they worship "false gods"? Or mass murdering millions and wiping out their cultures (like in the Americas) because they refuse to bow to your desert religion?

[@marleonetti7]

but nobody is asking the question : where did the pagans get alot of their ideas from ? some pagan ideas were taken from people who believed in the one God so alot of these so called pagan ideas may not be pagan in the first place .

[@ge2623]

"Civilized." 😆Yea, keep telling yourself that.

[@danielatherton1631]

Tell people the bible tells you not to decorate trees or bring them inside and they rightly don't care.

[@marleonetti7]

@@danielatherton1631 its not that they dont care , its that they have an understanding of what it meant at the time it was written in the bible verses what it means today . the heathen back in those days would worship trees and false gods . people today look at a christmas tree as being a symbol of a time of the year that christians remember and celebrate the birth of Christ . i think God knows the difference .

[@keelhe893]

This was so cool. It just shows that we have a shared human culture. My fav pagan origin practice is birthday candles and birthday celebrations did not know the origin until now but it’s still fun

[@sunflowers730]

I've long said that calling it a birthday every year makes no sense. We only have one birth day in our lives. Why not call the others, birth anniversaries?

[@julianhermanubis6800]

A lot of this continuance of pagan customs was done purposefully by Christian authorities to lessen resistance to conversion from paganism to Christianity. This was seen with the preemption of some pagan sites for use as churches (e.g. the Parthenon). Also, Christmas coincides not just with Yule but with a festival associated with the Roman god Mithras and the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Halloween's history is very complicated, and it may not even be directly derived from Samhain. The most accurate description of Halloween you can give is that it's a mixture of paganism, Christianity and folk customs which have been overlaid with fairly modern pop culture.

[@lookoutforchris]

There’s also the self similarity of all religions. You know how many celebrate Dec. 25th as a big deal? Almost all of them. It’s right after the Solstice so the days are now getting longer. That’s a big deal to ancient peoples.

[@m_rabss]

@@lookoutforchrisexcept for Islam, we use the lunar calendar which has less days so we don’t have anything related to 25 December

[@jeaniegreenwell7874]

It WAS DONE not by "Christians" but by the Catholic church which is not Christian but anti Christ: as he believes that he can raise his hand above the Hand of Yahuah God, to change His Holy Day, and by changing the calendar also changed the times of His Holy Day Worship: YES done on purpose BY satan, carried out through the Catholic churches who KEEPS his authority and people are dumb enough EVEN WITH THIS PROOF to follow after him as IF he was a movie star (which following after those also are demi gods) and are against Yahuah God who will NOT have any other god before Him. WHO IS that little fleshly carnal man to CHANGE GODS WORD? The same one who has ALWAYS opposed the REAL GOD.

[@KD400_]

​​@@lookoutforchrisneil degrasse Tyson explained this

[@KD400_]

Exactly thank u. First true comment about pagans and Christians

[@matthewcollins8484]

Frigg’s day, she and Freyja may or may not be based off the same origin, but by that time they were separate goddesses. Frigg is Thor’s mother and Odin’s wife, hence why she got Friday. Freyja is badass though, she gets half of those who die in battle; whereas half go to Odin in Valhalla. She also assembles the valkyries and whatnot. No day though

[@hamblinhomestead4046]

Frigg, or Frigga as some call her, was the goddess of fertility. Freya was the goddess of love and war. Some people get these two confused with each other.

[@yankeecarolyn376]

Thank you! That was Friggin' enlightening!

[@dreadcthulhu5]

That bothered me too. Though Frigg is not Thor's mother. Jord, which means Earth, is.

[@dreadcthulhu5]

@@hamblinhomestead4046 There is some debate as to whether or not they are originally the same person, especially since Freya isn't actually a name. It's a title meaning Lady and her brother is Freyr, which means Lord. Myths change a lot over time and things are sometimes difficult to trace.

[@robert-raven5381]

​@@hamblinhomestead4046 Frigga's name means love directly traceable back to Sanskrit and freyja is fertility again descent from Sanskrit...you switched them and I was guided to correct you may research and correlate. Blessings

[@intreoo]

That moment when people don’t celebrate Halloween for being too pagan but celebrate Christmas which has the same amount of pagan influence

[@natashadahl6603]

Alot of people celebrate hanukkah instead.

[@zhanucong4614]

i dont do either

[@user-yf8lb4hf2c]

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CatLover-23]

True Tho... It's interesting watching people tell others that Christmas is Christ Birthday.. I just look at "Christmas" now as a "Holiday" for Children. Or to just Give...... Cooking more. Definitely NOT anything related to God The Creator. I've walked that Pagan Life myself and Know better than to think Christmas is a God The Creator thing.. So good Point on the Halloween & Christmas celebration's etc.

[@Kristenm28]

Mmhmm, I don't do any of them.

[@deboralee1623]

"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days and months of our lives." (4:54-4:56) well played.

[@Lee-jh6cr]

The opening to the soap "Days of Our Lives".

[@tracyjordan4477]

I'm impressed by your using of the proper pronunciation for Samhain.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

the mall wiccans popularized the term. they love to say it loudly everywhere they go.

[@bullballsallday]

What in the Samhain is going on here!?

[@Aham-Na]

🤣🤣🤣 it’s very very common not impressive at all

[@thegamingwitch]

I had always read it and never heard it so the first 4 years of my pagan path, I pronounced it Sam Hane lol

[@meepmeep8223]

Too bad the captions spelled it "sawan"

[@horrorchicken4851]

Personally, I always take off work for Halloween. If asked about it, I say it’s because of religious reasons. Honestly, it’s so I can watch horror movies and binge on candy all day 😈

[@GrumpyMeow-Meow]

Love October! I watch a horror (non-super gory) movie every night. Great time of year.

[@kristibattalini8055]

I feel you❤. It’s a great holiday

[@horrorchicken4851]

@@GrumpyMeow-Meow lol, I hear you about the gore. I try and push myself to watch one movie every year that I’ve been afraid to watch. Then I watch my favorites the rest of the month (I have a lot). But I save the candy for actual Halloween.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I should start doing that. Next year...

[@shannonbb616]

I remember in a strict church upbringing I asked an elder if I could ever preach and I got a resounding “not unless you want to be burned like a witch” so…me being the petty witch I am, got my ministers license and made sure to invite his grandchildren to my yearly Halloween party every year.

[@smokie651]

I wanna be invited

[@MysticMorigan1998]

Fucking hilarious

[@echognomecal6742]

Plz tell me you've got a video up of this event

[@TrineDaely]

You are the kind of person I would be friends with IRL.

[@Andyjoe522]

That's some top-quality spite right there

[@juliusnovachrono4370]

As someone who has never seen this guy's videos before, this video is incredible.

[@elenapelayo1]

You must watch them all!!

[@TrineDaely]

Clear your schedule, you've got plenty to catch up on. And there's the Weird Food History channel, too.

[@juliusnovachrono4370]

@@TrineDaely Sounds interesting. Do you have any videos that you could recommend from either channel?

[@TrineDaely]

@@juliusnovachrono4370 I like the weird things people ate during (time period) stuff. kzbin.info/aero/PLJlSmMy6ldlke3kYh6ws2e7u7wZ2Hxn69

[@Brinelious]

The covering your mouth while you yawn one was really interesting. I always just thought it was just being polite.

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

It is still seen as polite, since a wide open mouth is not allways a pleasant sight.

[@patriciaaturner289]

9:56 Most, if not all, cats of my acquaintance are adept at space-time manipulation. They are able to displace themselves, instantly appearing and disappearing. Especially if food is involved.

[@rosehawke2577]

Or a door opening in my experience. Especially to rooms they're not allowed.

[@TrineDaely]

Ninja kittys.

[@RictusHolloweye]

I love it when I'm told that I shouldn't celebrate Christmas, since I'm atheist. I always agree and confirm that I celebrate Yule by decorating a tree, kissing under mistletoe and exchanging presents.

[@soulsey]

Saint Boniface knew that in winter the inhabitants of the village of Geismar gathered around a huge old oak tree (known as the “Thunder Oak”) dedicated to the god Thor. This annual event of worship centered on sacrificing a human, usually a small child, to the pagan god. Boniface desired to convert the village by destroying the Thunder Oak. Boniface chopped the oak tree down with the cross of Jesus and said: “This little tree, a young child of the forest, shall be your holy tree tonight. It is the wood of peace… It is the sign of an endless life, for its leaves are ever green. See how it points upward to heaven. Let this be called the tree of the Christ-child; gather about it, not in the wild wood, but in your own homes; there it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and rites of kindness.”

[@co-cobananas]

An Athiest is someone who does not believe in the existence of God or gods. So why do you choose to celebrate anything at Christmas? you should just not do anything considering either way your celebrating something you don't believe in or understand.

[@RictusHolloweye]

@@co-cobananas - Same reason I attend costume parties and read fiction. Because I enjoy it. Don't have to believe it's real.

[@kjmav10135]

@@co-cobananas We celebrate the winter solstice-a natural phenomenon that marks the turn of the year and (in the northern hemisphere) the lengthening of days. It is a real, measurable phenomenon worth celebrating, and it does not involve god at all. Natural phenomena can be appreciated and celebrated without a belief in the supernatural.

[@kjmav10135]

@Ed Oh, Ed! People can celebrate whatever the hell they want, as long as it’s not infringing on others’ celebrations and fun. “Happy Holidays” includes all those Apostate Christians who engage in the trees and Christmas presents and all that. Everybody, don’t rain on other people’s parades! Y’all do you!

[@Provocateur3]

I've got a news flash for you. Every vein in your body goes straight back to your heart. That's their function.

[@Provocateur3]

@@weird_History1: I don't do Telegram.

[@russellcampbell9198]

It was talking about their beliefs, Mister Actually.

[@Provocateur3]

@@russellcampbell9198: Jewelers worldwide are still spouting this cowflop.

[@aimzzz9382]

Loved LOVED this episode! More popular pagan traditions please !!

[@kiaer.s]

I'm MORE THAN on board for a series about pagan religions ahhh I love this video so much ♡

[@starkjet2197]

We lost so much by Christianity that monotheists are reusing “pagan” holidays to make their religion better and more “interesting” 🙄 Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) have nothing compared to the Chad pagan religions

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

What really cracks me up is that almost all of modern "pagan" religions are not rooted in anything ancient, they're totally new age, with VERY tiny fragments of older cultures that are so tiny they are incoherent.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

3:47 - Making yourself a target for evil spirits in order to protect your friend who's getting married. No greater love!

[@gunjak87]

I think we can all agree that Friday is probably the best pagan thing we've had..

[@TheHeathenCoalition]

I think it might be Thursday, personally. Hail Thor! ;)

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

In danish, saturday is called lørdag, meaing laundry/washing day. You clean your self and your clothes before the day of worship. sunday was also the day of worship in pagan times.

[@ChristineMeyer-hs9rg]

"Friday on my mind" by the easy beats. Just the song for you.

[@Lee-jh6cr]

​​@@SimonRaahauge1973As in the days of 'take a bath once a week whether you need it or not'. In the days of hand pumped water - not so long ago, people bathed Sat night so they'd be clean for Sunday church. In many states, health dept. requirements are one bath per week. You pay extra for more, but they're not required by regulation. Very medically scientific.

[@btetschner]

It's hard to pick which activity is my favorite from this list! I would have to say Halloween, I could celebrate it for two months before it is over!

[@DragonsOfSnow]

What are you talking about?? Halloween is every day!! 🎃👻

[@btetschner]

@@DragonsOfSnow Those are awesome icons!

[@michaeldalton8374]

From the Druids, where children where ringed around a pole in pre-dawn. When the sun rose, the pole cast a shadow on a unlucky kid who was sacrificed to the Sun. His fat was molded into a candle and placed inside a hollowed out pumpkin (both nods to the sun).

[@alicerivierre]

​@@DragonsOfSnow curiouser and curiouser! You like the Cheshire Cat?

[@btetschner]

@@michaeldalton8374 Very original story!

[@shaniceb.5129]

Reminds me of my Mom. Got mad at me for buying a small christmas tree for Christmas and decorating for Halloween saying they’re a pagan holidays but will celebrate Valentines day and Easter.

[@Jesus-saves-if-you-believe]

Yeah, I apologize on behalf of inconsistent ’Christians’. Those who actually follow and obey God don’t celebrate any holidays(but sometimes regional/national ones like thanksgiving). Every day we are renewed and filled with the love of God through Jesus Christ, so no need for annual celebrations.

[@brandonunderwood9793]

I definitely would love to have more of this!!

[@MrChristianDT]

If you want to be technical about the days of the week, it's clearly the Germanic version of the Norse gods that are being used in English, from the Anglo-Saxon influence- Wednesday = Wodanaz' Day.

[@Holly-on6ey]

Just one small correction. It was Frigga who was the wife of Odin not Freyja. Many contemporary historians aren’t 100% if whether Friday was for Frigga or Freyja.

[@TheHeathenCoalition]

True, I think the general consensus now is that Friday is named for Frigga though, since the fear of Friday is called 'Friggaphobia', and other such terms. It just makes more sense since she was the matriarch, and etymologically it's more plausible.

[@philly83]

Thank you for including the dragnet reference! I always think about that when I hear pagan even though I know it's not exactly the same

[@bullballsallday]

Agreed. People Against Goodness and Normalcy. PAGAN.

[@bullballsallday]

If it weren't for the drugs, we wouldn't have gotten away from the snake.

[@PinkyJujubean]

If I ever get married I can use my friends to draw away all the bad spirits so my wedding isn't ruined. That seems like such a mean thing to do. It's like using a decoy in case someone tries to kill you

[@MikaelaKMajorHistory]

It was also used in some places to confuse kidnappers when the bride had to be delivered to her groom’s place

[@juliepeters3716]

My bridesmaids were all children. Think how bad I feel now that I found that out!

[@Sweet-as-banana]

Well pagans were seen as uncivilized for a reason I guess.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes you have many weird history stories. Quite a subject today. Thanks for sharing.

[@Moonlight-yi3kp]

I personally found that doing full moon water scrying on a Monday to be more efficient than any other day of the week, depending on the goal for the scrying.

[@amandafletcher4379]

As a modern day Pagan, thanks for this!

[@relaxingmusic2924]

So what are your beliefs if you don't mind me asking

[@RobespierreThePoof]

Pagan revivalist or from one of the very rare remote European cultures that never christianized? The Sami or the Mari.

[@thecollector4332]

@@relaxingmusic2924 He’s an atheist larping. Nothing more.

[@kekort2]

If you're interested in this, you might like a book called the Dance of Time, which goes through the calendar year and explains the origin of each holiday.

[@bryanparkhurst17]

My friends and I have had so much fun over the years making fun of the Easter Bunny and the notion of it laying eggs. I can't wait this year to have the conversation around the card table

[@richardsawyer5428]

I've also heard that the Easter bunny isn't a bunny. It would make sense on several levels. Female hares typically fend off amorous males by boxing during March (the mad March hare), the ornithologist Bill Odie pointed out that hares also lay up where lapwings next thus also (possibly) associating hares with eggs. Many churches have carvings depicting The Green Man, a pagan character. Personally, I like a good Wassail although how old that tradition is, I've no idea.

[@charlynegezze8536]

The rabbit was also the Teutonic symbol of fertility and represented Spring.

[@vicenzor3625]

The Easter Bunny was the original Pope.

[@MrChristianDT]

The Green Man may be a similar concept to something I saw from Slavic religion, but I'm not sure. And a guy named Max Miller did a good video on the history of Wassail, if you're interested in that concept.

[@alicerivierre]

The March Hare? Such a good companion for a Mad Tea Party, along with the Mad Hatter! ❤️🍵

[@queengreen007]

The rabbit symbolism is related to Pedophilia. The use of rabbits in children literature...the most widely known is Alice in Wonderland, written to a young girl of a friend of the author Carroll Lewis. Who sought to be alone with the child. Look at all the nursery rhymes that are completely inappropriate for today's child development...Some of the older children literature from past centuries is questionable and needs to be scrutinized so children can stop being passively groomed.

[@KarrasBommer]

The accuracy in this video is off the scale. Even the names are correctly pronounced. Bravo,Weird History, just Bravo!

[@dreadcthulhu5]

Oh there are one or two inaccuracies.

[@KarrasBommer]

@@dreadcthulhu5 Explain.

[@dreadcthulhu5]

@@KarrasBommer He said Freya was Odin's wife. His wife's name is Frigg. The two do often get mixed up and there is some debate as to whether they were originally the same person since Freya is more of a title, which means Lady while her brother Freyr's name means Lord. He also claims Odin's wife is the mother of Thor, but Thor's mother is Jörd, which means Earth. She is also known as Fjörgyn. Odin has a mistress or two as it turns out.

[@andreimanea9270]

Eostre has nothing to do with Easter. "Easter" itself is almost heretic, since the holiday is called "Pascha" (Πάσχα). No one in the Eastern part of Christendom (which hold most closely to the original rites) practices any of the egg hunting or hare symbolism, but traditional breads/cheese breads and lamb symbolism (and sacrifice).

[@Brian_M278]

You’ve just gave me exactly what I needed,this channel is awesome 🙏🏼

[@dianewallace6064]

Excellent episode!! Very informative.

[@lindacoolbaugh962]

Wow this was one of the most interesting topics you did. Well Done!!

[@JenniferMenendez522]

The listing of possible Tooth Fairies made me chuckle! "Two Old Men" 😆

[@zmnicvander]

I can't believe he missed the mouse from Spain and Spanish-speaking cultures!

[@KhenbiK]

Interesting stuff! I'd love to see a version that focuses on the Middle East and Africa.

[@theorderofthebees7308]

Same

[@justposted3524]

😂

[@jada3956]

Yes because histroy really started there in Africa and then spread to the middle east in stone age time.( stone age people were black, so that means we all are black) so this should tell you our ancestors started it and now here we are. Go look it up if you wanna learn more.

[@MsOldmom]

Groundhog day is Imbolc. Easter is Ostara. Mayday is Beltane. Halloween is Samhaim. Christmas is Winter solstice/saturnalia. To get the date for Easter, it's the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of Spring. How's that for pagan? Love it.

[@gorgo4910]

The Jews use a lunar and harvest based calendar. The date to celebrate Easter is based off of the Jewish calendar (mostly). It’s not pagan, it’s lunar.

[@bellamas3385]

So many beautiful traditions and meanings

[@christophershockey1025]

I don't think deceit is a beautiful tradition. Just saying...

[@janetpendlebury6808]

@@christophershockey1025 She said many, not all.

[@kjmav10135]

While visiting Xochicalco-a Mexican archeological site-our tour guide told us that the so-called “Gregorian” calendar has its roots in mesoamerican cultures. I can’t remember which group of mesoamericans it was. But they figured out how to systematise the length of the year by adding a day to the calendar every four years. European explorers brought this innovation back to Europe. So, if what he says is accurate, the Gregorian calendar is also “pagan.”

[@AldousHuxley7]

The evil powers in control of this world have changed everything. October Oct should be the 8th month of the year for example not the 10th. Who knows what day month year it actually is not to mention most of our his-story is a lie.

[@kjmav10135]

@@AldousHuxley7 In the same vein, September should be the 7th month! I long for the ancient days of the 304-day year! Rue the moment that January and February came along and screwed it all up! Who needs January and February? The weather is so bad and it gets so cold and dreary-at least in the northern hemisphere. If we jump right from December to March, we can go from Yuletide egg nog straight to St Patrick’s Day and green beer. Let’s go back to the Calendar of Romulus. We would all add years to our lives if we did so! (J/k)

[@alsaunders7805]

@@kjmav10135 Yeah, and hibernate from October to March. I live in the South and I hate even our mild winters. Anything below 60 is cold and I'm not uncomfortable until it gets above 95.🤓🍻

[@jayanthisuresh7215]

The Calender is frm Hindu originally

[@kjmav10135]

@@jayanthisuresh7215 That makes total sense to me. A lot of star-gazing peoples out there!

[@cthulhuuhoop]

Lol, I take Halloween off of work every year. Even before it also became my wedding anniversary 😂🎃

[@jeffseven2194]

When I got married on Halloween I knew I'd never have to worry about forgetting my anniversary

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

My Dad’s birthday is Halloween

[@ryancolpitts7248]

You always hear folks say "put Christ back in Christmas!" And never "bring back Christmas orgies!" What a sad world we live in

[@clairebeane3455]

So sad. But you know … we can have orgies all year long …

[@clairebeane3455]

Jus’ sayin’.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

True

[@MaryStrope-od7hr]

THERE IS no Christ in Christmas!!!

[@christelheadington1136]

I recall someone saying that "knocking on wood" came from a time when relics were being "found" and sold everywhere, so many people carried around pieces of "The True Cross" (There were enough in circulation to have built thousands of crosses )..Take it out a knock on it,for good luck.

[@stevewilcock4767]

My encyclopedias from the 1930's has a lot of this info. There's nothing new under the sun. Cheers.

[@jtb6737]

Mad props for the Dragnet reference!

[@mikejohnson5900]

The narration in these videos is really, really good! It makes the entire vid better.

[@digitalartemis333]

I myself am Pagan and I cannot tell you how happy this video made me

[@jessicapoirier2310]

Me too

[@atheistleopard2484]

Yes. Pagus Infinitus am I. Embracing one's HERITAGE/CULTURE as well. I'm nordic/celtic/germanic.......and proud OF it. i.e, zero white guilt-something today's media bums need to graspOwitz.

[@Sabersafe]

​@@jessicapoirier2310 You worship false gods which don't hear you. They're made up, man made gods. There's only One God, it's Allah in Arabic language.

[@Sabersafe]

​@@atheistleopard2484 You worship false gods which don't hear you. They're made up, man made gods. There's only One God, it's Allah in Arabic language.

[@hooqah]

Are pagan priests still found in Europe?

[@alyssadadamo]

What a fascinating video! Really enjoyed this one, thank you! Could you please do a video of Matilde di Canossa??

[@collnss]

I just found you and Subscribed. Please continue doing these SW videos.

[@RissaFirecat]

This is awesome! Thank you for this info!

[@paigenrucker3179]

I've lived my whole life doing pagan things, after all my name is pronounced pagan, so everything I do technically would be. Lol.

[@alexcarter8807]

That's so pagan! (Am I the only one who remembers "That's So Raven"?)

[@paigenrucker3179]

I sang that lol. It fits so well. That's my new theme song. Thank you lmao

[@KingofgraceSARA]

I pray that you come to the knowledge of the living God & His precious Son, Jesus Christ, & the Holy Spirit.

[@user-wo7ql7or3g]

​@@KingofgraceSARA and I pray to Baal Hadad that you start living like a true medianite

[@janetpendlebury6808]

@@KingofgraceSARA Why is your god any more real than the ones the pagan's worshipped?

[@christinamann3640]

I’m definitely here for the keeping pets part🐱🐶🥰. Hope the sacrificing animals never comes back.

[@olivervision2111]

Fun and interesting video. Thanks!

[@JariDawnchild]

Odin's wife and the goddess Friday was named after was Frigg, not Freya. Nitpicking aside, this was an awesome video. :) I had no idea about the tooth fairy thing, and I'm looking forward to more videos like this. ❤

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

You will find that scholars are uncertain of the real difference between Frigg and Freyja, and that in most cases, the consensus is that they are actually the same being originally

[@mandiemoore3272]

Thank you. I'm constantly correcting this one. Freya was historicly refered to as their daughter, sister to Thor. Frig was the goddess of spring, birth, and motherhood whereas Freya was the goddess of lust, love, marriage, and family. Somehow (or I guess obviously) over the countless generations the oral retelling of these stories merged the two. Kinda like how in every live action x-men movie the character Rouge is Rouge and jubilee together. Rouge was a teacher at the academy in her mid thirties in an on again relationship with Gambit. Jubilee was the streetwise teenager crushing on boys and not trusting her full power.

[@JariDawnchild]

@@mandiemoore3272 Wait, hold up! Who in their right mind would claim Rogue and Jubilee were the same person? Was wondering where Jubilee disappeared to in all the live action ones lol.

[@mandiemoore3272]

@@JariDawnchild that was literally my point. They absolutely are not the same person but they morphed them into one by turning Rogue into a once homeless teenage student at the academy and having her crush on then hook up with iceman. That was Jubilee's storyline. Rouge was an adult teacher in her late 20s into early 30s at the academy dating an equally adult man; gambit.

[@JariDawnchild]

@@mandiemoore3272 I'm guessing they did that on purpose, as I'm sure Rogue's teen years were traumatizing for her. Makes a good story, but that doesn't necessarily mean it makes sense lol.

[@noahgonzalez5589]

Love how religious people argue about things they don't know.

[@jerometaperman7102]

I had a very Catholic aunt who chided me for making merry around Christmas when I was a professed atheist. I said I was just observing a lifelong tradition for a day that had many happy childhood memories. She said sure, you can celebrate whatever you choose but you wouldn't be celebrating at this time without Jesus. I scoffed at that notion because it is no accident that Christmas and Hannukah are both celebrated so close to the winter solstice. It is a common practice for the promoters of some new paradigm to hijack existing traditions in order to make it easier to induce the masses to make the changeover. The original holiday was on the solstice to celebrate the return of the sun. Keeping the sun up in the sky was and still is kind of important to humans. The ancients could tell that the days were getting shorter and shorter and, if the hours of sunlight continued to diminish at the rate they do in the fall, the sun would vanish altogether in a matter of months. If the cessation of the sun's disappearing act is not something to celebrate, I don't know what is. Axial tilt is the reason for the season.

[@computingananswer766]

Hear hear

[@SweetTea-Stephens]

Hanukkah was a battle honey and that battle happened and ended before the winter and then they cleaned the temple the Greeks destroyed. When they finished it was in Dec. so don’t get it twisted and don’t lump Hanukkah with pagan ass Christmas that has nothing to do with Christ either just because some Roman Catholic slapped Christ’s Greek given name on it, doesn’t make it so. Yeshua wasn’t even born in Dec and no where near it. He was during the feast of tabernacle’s. Sept/Oct. And Hanukkah goes by the lunar cycle and sometimes is in November and sometimes not even in December at all. So nothing to do with paganism or Christmas at all but simply timing of the war and cleaning of the temple for use again. Called HANUKKAH (dedication).

[@jerometaperman7102]

@@SweetTea-Stephens - I see. Your belief system is based on reality while others are not. I don't think you could pinpoint the date of such an event to more than a rough estimate after so much time. I don't think you can even have much certainty that the event ever took place.

[@mageinabarrel802]

based

[@bluebagelman1920]

I’m Jewish too, and you’re right that Chanukah goes by a different calendar… but why be so snarky? Jewish temple priests performed animal sacrifices… which seems pretty pagan to me. (Yes other monotheistic religions still practice some animal sacrifice as well). Also, male circumcision predates the Torah - many historians believe it was an earlier Egyptian practice. Passover is absolutely a spring festival regardless of the story of the Exodus. Judaism, like Christianity and Islam, absolutely was influenced by earlier “pagan” traditions. It also was greatly influenced by Zoroastrianism when we were in exile in Babylon.

[@jeannecastellano7181]

I had heard about wedding rings being an ancient tradition and that the ring finger was supposed to lead directly to the heart. So charming! Years ago, I read "The Dictionary of Superstitions" and it claimed that the right index finger, not the ring finger, was the "medicine" finger. This is the reason why it's rude to point. The "medicine" finger was pointed at someone who was receiving a curse.

[@emilys8999]

Another great video!

[@1015SaturdayNight]

I love that the Dragnet joke made it in the first 30 seconds 😂

[@scottnotpilgrim]

We probably owe more than we know to Pagan traditions and culture

[@davidnotonstinnett]

I’m the same way we all owe a debt the the past

[@michelleclark8099]

Definitely. Embracing idols and heathenism and moving away from the Holy Lord God Almighty has destroyed the earth and the people as we are ruled by foolish people. Just look around. Look! The earth is in a fallen state. Until God says: ENOUGH🔥‼️

[@michelleclark8099]

Yes. The world is in a fallen state. Rejecting the wisdom and truth of Lord God Almighty and embracing: Heathenism. Just look around. Foolish Heathen rulers are destroying the earth and the people. And it will not stop until God Himself says: Time is up‼️. Amen. Let it happen.

[@northeastslingshot1664]

Christian are 80% pagan

[@northeastslingshot1664]

​@@davidnotonstinnettdebt?

[@atalkwithtee4958]

Excellent video!!! I’m hooked on the channel

[@jilljellyfish8162]

Fantastic video!!

[@elisabethhughes6005]

I read something that said, just like everyone’s Irish on St Patrick’s day - everyone’s a Druid around Christmas. Tree worship baby! That was a weird year. Christmas trees made me laugh whenever I saw one and nobody understood.

[@bullballsallday]

I celebrate Festivus and just set up an aluminum pole. I find tinsel distracting.

[@emanuelt6333]

​@@bullballsallday Whom do you wrestle?

[@bullballsallday]

@@emanuelt6333 lately it comes spontaneously after the airing of grievances.

[@kathleenferguson3296]

We put St. Patrick's Day in the middle of Lent, because we need a break from all that prayer and fasting.

[@kathleenferguson3296]

We put St. Patrick's Day in the middle of Lent, because we need a break from all that prayer and fasting.

[@melasn9836]

So did ancient brides pick people that they didn't like to be their bridesmaids, in the hopes that the demons would carry them off? Cuz with that role, it doesn't really seem like either an honor or something you'd want to subject someone you care about to.

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

I think that they were more seen as guardians, than as decoys.

[@purplexninjamom]

Merke: Wir tragen Ringe am vierten Finger, weil die Römer dachten, er wäre direkt mit dem Herzen verbunden. Wir gähnen mit der Hand vorm Mund, um Krankheiten draußen und die Seele drinnen zu halten. Wieder was gelernt! Danke! 💙

[@danielcoulthardjr6608]

I'm so glad you dropped the Dragnet reference in there. No one I know has seen that movie.

[@drewfinisher11]

I remember finished reading the Bible, couldn't believe there was no Easter or Christmas in there ,..what it did say was , they cut a tree from the forest,deck it with silver and gold ,but their worship is in vain ,.it also says don't take part in man made tradition, it's well known the tree in the house is pagan earth worship, but also the Ivey over the door ,the giving of gifts, all pagan , and Easter was originally called, Ishtar,a pagan fertility celebration, I also found the statue of liberty, is actually a statue of the ancient false goddess Diana but some say it's ISIS , ..🤔

[@JariDawnchild]

I've also seen strong evidence that the Statue of Liberty is Hekate, and still other sources said it was Artemis. Maybe inspiration was taken from all three?

[@drewfinisher11]

@@JariDawnchild or ISIS some say , one thing for sure , it's not of the liberty God

[@tarafox6618]

It's likely all of the above. Multicultural in nature...all called the same gods by different names...though basically the same thing.

[@greenlatern3400]

Leviticus 23 list holy days that Christians ignore but they would rather adapt pagan practices. If it's not in bible I don't do it.

[@drewfinisher11]

@@greenlatern3400 those days pertain to Jews in the old testament, they also list how to slaughter animals for atonement of sins , we're under the new covenant since Jesus died for our sins , so old testament practices no longer needed , it's written don't take part in man made traditions, clearly referring to things like Christmas and Easter

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Making celebrations around seasons due to their impacts is pretty universal. In mainstream cultures or otherwise. It's also the case that just because two cultures celebrate during similar times, it doesn't mean they're celebrating the same thing, regardless of surface level similaritius. The same obviously goes for today.

[@hopeshealthyhelp1232]

Love This KEEP It Up 👍🏿

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾

[@btetschner]

A+ video! So fascinating learning the origins of the traditions we have today. Speaking of traditions....I think I am going to watch the Weird History Food videos of Stories About Your Favorite Halloween Candy, Bologna Or Baloney: The History Of Your Favorite Lunchmeat, and Dishes That Are Much Older Than We Realized.

[@btetschner]

@Thinking Outside The Jar(of PB) You're such a liar.

[@btetschner]

@Thinking Outside The Jar(of PB) I suppose you also learned to type 15 minutes before discovering You Tube.

[@TheMick126]

Can you do a episode on how music groups got their names

[@LonerSoulnae]

I always learn something new best part of each video.

[@debrareplogle651]

Thank You for sharing this very interesting video

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

WOW--a 1987 Dragnet reference... God i love #weirdhistory. :)

[@stalinsmum6475]

OMG this is literally my dream video!!!

[@dentonstales2778]

Very interesting. Enjoyed it.

[@michelepascoe6068]

Good info and pictures. We had a tooth mouse in South Africa; no tooth fairy.

[@acidbracelet3697]

I love the fact that the Christians tried to destroy other faiths. And in order to get people to convert they adopted their traditions. Thus saving the very thing they sought to destroy.

[@lynnfisher3037]

Hideously true😱

[@GraceFaithTruth]

I used to say the same thing, mocking Christians in my old life as a psychic medium. But Jesus saved me out of all that deception and I am forever grateful. Hallelujah 🌈

[@usuario12346]

@@GraceFaithTruth Shut up.

[@GraceFaithTruth]

@@usuario12346 I'll never stop speaking the truth. Jesus is King 👑🌈

[@patmalloy3569]

Not Christians, Roman Catholics. And they were trying to help "pagans" feel more comfortable converting by taking their traditions, god's, and festivals and converting them to Catholic festivals and saints.

[@cham19]

The Yule Log is Pagan. So is the maypole.

[@LanguedocProvenceGascogneMIDI]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@wildwanderings11]

You had me at that sweet Dragnet reference!! ✊

[@dark0zim]

Sooo, pretty much everything we do😂😂

[@dantefernandodantezambrano7910]

I think the term "Pagan" refers to some sort of rituals, or ceremonies that are not considered in the Christian premises. Usually, our rites and/or ceremonies have been established by early Christian institutions which have endured throughout the centuries. However, there have always been kind of religious practices that weren't gone completely. They have been practiced by people who intend to preserve their own culture. In fact, the term "Pagan" was created by early Christians in order to establish such a difference between the Christian rituals and other religious practices. At least, that's what I assume. The more I know about our current rituals' origins; the more sentimental I feel about mother nature's worship. In fertility festivals it was such a gratitude to Nature for allowing the earth to keep producing fruits and vegetables for mankind's survival.

[@fredtidey2387]

Freya was neither Odin's wife or Thor's mother... That's Frig.

[@thunderousapplause]

Ooo love all of this, thank you!