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67: A Very Krampus Christmas: The Dark Spirits of Christmas Past

2022/12/21
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The tradition of Christmas trees has dark origins, tracing back to ancient Rome and the legend of a goddess and her lover, involving themes of betrayal, mutilation, and immortality.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Is there anything as cozy as a Christmas tree? When you look at it, what do you think of? Family, holidays, presents, hot coco, singing carols, good times etc etc. But have you ever looked at a Christmas tree and thought about chopped off d**k? Because it turns out you should. In today’s episode, we get into the dark history of four of our favorite holiday traditions: Christmas Trees, Gingerbread, Christmas Cards, and Krampus. And trust me when I tell you, some of this info really jingled my bells. 

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