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

2022/12/21
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本期节目探讨了圣诞节传统中鲜为人知的黑暗历史，例如圣诞树的起源与罗马神话中女神Sibyl及其情人Attis的故事有关，Attis的死和重生象征着永恒的生命，但早期庆祝圣诞树的仪式中包含自残行为；姜饼人的形象与童话故事《汉赛尔与格莱特》中的邪恶女巫联系在一起，也与古代的祭祀仪式有关，中世纪时期，人们认为吃姜饼可以带来好运和爱情，还被用作治疗消化不良和口臭的药物，伊丽莎白一世女王用姜饼来惩罚追求者；圣诞贺卡的出现与维多利亚时代人们的社交需求和邮政服务的便利有关，早期圣诞贺卡图案充满了黑暗和诡异的元素，路易斯·普朗将圣诞贺卡的传统带到了美国，并对贺卡的样式进行了改良；克拉莫斯是圣诞节传说中一个恶魔般的角色，专门惩罚顽皮的孩子，克拉莫斯节庆活动在欧洲一些地区仍然存在，并带有浓厚的异教色彩，在一些欧洲文化中被视为一个具有文化意义的角色，但美国人对克拉莫斯等黑暗的圣诞传统不太感兴趣。

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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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