Crystal Coven's Mystic Mondays
The podcast where we sit for a spell and talk about more than the ordinary. We'll discuss witchy topics, spiritual practices, and everything in between. So grab your broom, stir the cauldron, and let's create some magick with a k.
Crystal Coven's Mystic Mondays
Before the Manger: The Pagan Roots of Christmas
Long before Christmas trees, carols, and December 25th, humanity gathered in the dark to honor the returning light.
In this episode of Mystic Mondays, we gently explore the Pagan and folk traditions that shaped what we now know as Christmas. From the Winter Solstice and Yule fires to evergreen magic, Saturnalia, and the wild origins of Santa Claus, this episode invites you to look beneath the surface of the season, not to challenge belief, but to remember where these customs truly began.
This is a reflective, respectful journey through ancestral memory, seasonal wisdom, and the quiet survival of old ways that still live in our homes today.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
• Why the Winter Solstice mattered to ancient peoples
• How Yule, Saturnalia, and sun festivals shaped December traditions
• Why December 25th was chosen for Christmas
• Pagan symbolism hidden in modern holiday customs
• Evergreen trees, holly, mistletoe, candles, and lights as folk magic
• Gift-giving and feasting as survival rituals
• The Pagan and shamanic roots of Santa Claus
• Odin, the Wild Man of Winter, and sky journeys
• How old practices survived conversion and cultural shifts
• Honoring the season without erasing its deeper roots
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