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<blockquote data-quote="poopgiggle" data-source="post: 1404397" data-attributes="member: 6406"><p>...what? Every source I've seen said that it was a Christian co-opting of pagan festivals (as stated previously). I'd like to see a source if you have one, since I love any story about the goofy roots of various holidays/customs.</p><p></p><p>I think the gift-giving part might just be part of pre-Christian Germanic tradition that carried over. I seem to recall Tacitus saying that giving presents was a big thing year-round for the Germanic tribes he studied so they probably stepped it up around Yule.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poopgiggle, post: 1404397, member: 6406"] ...what? Every source I've seen said that it was a Christian co-opting of pagan festivals (as stated previously). I'd like to see a source if you have one, since I love any story about the goofy roots of various holidays/customs. I think the gift-giving part might just be part of pre-Christian Germanic tradition that carried over. I seem to recall Tacitus saying that giving presents was a big thing year-round for the Germanic tribes he studied so they probably stepped it up around Yule. [/QUOTE]
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