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.
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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
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Victorian Christmas Cards
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[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

If you could celebrate Christmas during one of these periods, which would you choose?

[@BrandonBurrell-lr6yy]

Victorian Christmas has always been my favorite.

[@jacksimms2565]

Nice! Merry Christmas. Thanks Kelly !

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks, Jack. Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄😊

[@alicedavid9397]

Merry Christmas Kelly

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Merry Christmas, Alice! 🎄😊

[@Davlavi]

Informative as always.

[@lorrainyhippohernandez4796]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄😊

[@edwardprice140]

4:49 The poor Serfs.

[@Shahi-bangalah_1352]

Please make a video on bengal sultanate ❤

[@philipsullivan4885]

I'd like to see Saturnalia- the role reversals sound fascinating.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

I believe there are some places in the world that still celebrate it.
Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@philipsullivan4885]

@@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia It would be interesting if it spread to places like offices or schools. Have the students be teachers or something like that.

[@neemiasrex]

I like medieval Christmas!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

So do we. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@edwardprice140]

You wouldn't if you were a Serf. 4:49

[@rebelinthenorth4991]

Interesting video

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks! We're so glad that you enjoyed it. 😊

[@PC-Phobic-Jean-Rene]

Take note, a thoroughly _pagan_ celebration to a Roman idol-god, Saturn, was slapped with a new label called "Christmas", though it was still heathen to the rotten-core! --- All costumes derived from pagan traditions!
Christ was NOT born in the dead of Winter, but either in Spring or Autumn. For shepherds were yet out in the fields.
And His birthday is NOT commanded to be observed, but rather is death: Passover occurs in Spring.