Ep. 7 Party Like A Viking With A Yule Log

Welcome to Wait, What? Why! The podcast that ponders why we do the things that we do! For episode 7 husband and wife duo, Nicole and Dennis, discuss the origins behind Christmas Trees.  Do you have a real or artificial Christmas tree? And who came up with the idea of hanging the tree upside from the ceiling? 


Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees

https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-ra#:~:text=Ra%20was%20the%20king%20of,as%20well%20as%20the%20day.

https://www.imagininghistory.co.uk/post/ancient-origins-of-the-christmas-tree#:~:text=Like%20many%20ancient%20cultures%2C%20the,days%20starting%20on%20December%2021st.&text=On%20the%2025th%20December%2C%20the,of%20God%20%E2%80%93%20sound%20familiar%3F).

https://time.com/5736523/history-of-christmas-trees/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther

https://www.britannica.com/story/how-did-the-tradition-of-christmas-trees-start

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Godeys-Ladys-Book

https://allthatsinteresting.com/yule-viking-christmas

https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/trees.shtml

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