Myth-Busting the Supposed Pagan Roots of Christmas
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28m
From celebrating the winter solstice, to worshipping trees, to Santa Claus - Is there any truth to the claims out there that the day Christ was born has pagan origins? Archaeologist Bryan Windle goes through the ancient Christian, Roman, Egyptian, Greek and Babylonian histories to discuss which origins are true, and which ones are just bad Christmas memes.
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