The History of Christmas Through the Ages

Did you know that holiday festivities on and around December 25th date back over 2,000 years ago? This video is all about the history of Christmas, and how it has grown and developed as a holiday from its earliest history in the Roman Empire, to the modern day, primarily Anglo-Saxon celebrations. The Christmas holiday has gathered around it customs and traditions for over two millennia, some of which even pre-date the Christian festival itself. From gift-giving to the sumptuous spread of a Christmas dinner table, this article traces the history of the celebrations from Roman times to the Victorian era when our modern take on the holiday was firmly established in both deed and literature. Although many of the traditions described herein are universal to all Christian countries, particularly up to the end of the Middle Ages, we here present the Christmas traditions largely in terms of the Anglo-Saxon experience. — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON —   / whencyclopedia   — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 00:37 Saturnalia – The Roman Origins of Christmas 2:54 A Very Medieval Christmas 7:07 An Elizabethan Christmas 9:58 Christmas in the Victorian Era 14:19 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Christmas Through the Ages https://www.worldhistory.org/article/... A Medieval Christmas https://www.worldhistory.org/article/... Saturnalia https://www.worldhistory.org/Saturnalia/ Wheel of the Year https://www.worldhistory.org/Wheel_of... Victorian Christmas Cards https://www.worldhistory.org/article/... — WATCH NEXT — The Life and Death of Mary Queen of Scots    • The Life and Death of Mary Queen of Scots   Proofreading History - Joanne Taylor    • Why Editing Matters: The Importance Of Pro...   Ancient History of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)    • Ancient History of the United Arab Emirate...   The New Roman Empire - Interview with Anthony Kaldellis    • The New Roman Empire - Interview with Anth...   — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - https://athena.worldhistory.org/artic... Music used: Christmas-Go-Round-SLC025501 Sounds Like Christmas 2 - https://download.audiohero.com/#!expl... S.I Publishing https://download.audiohero.com/#!deta... World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org #norsechristmas #historyofchristmas #christmastraditions #christmas