Are Christmas Trees Pagan? (Shocking Truth!)

If Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus, why does everyone put up a Christmas Tree?

Christmas Trees’ Nordic Pagan Origins
Episode 345 12162019

Today on Crack Your Bible Bible study, we’re discussing the pagan origins of the centerpiece of everyone’s Christmas celebration – the Christmas tree. It’s not Christmas without a tree and yet we don’t find anything associated with traditional Christmas celebrations in Scripture – but we do find them EVERYWHERE in Germanic, Norse and Scandinavian paganism!

This episode’s discussion on Odin is based off of the translations of the Eddas by Dr. Jackson Crawford of the University of Colorado, who happened to be a language consultant for Disney’s Frozen.

https://www.colorado.edu/gsll/jackson-crawford

(Jackson Crawford’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCxNFxw6iq-Mh4uIjYvufg)

TIMESTAMPS:
1. Common objections to quitting Christmas (3:38)
1.1 Romans 14 (5:36)
1.2 Colossians 2 (6:45)
1.3 Redeeming It For Jesus (7:49)
2. Common US Christmas Traditions (21:46)
2.1 When To Decorate (22:27)
2.2 Centerpiece of Christmas (23:08)
2.3 Hanging Stockings (24:03)
2.4 Setting Up The Tree (24:46)
3. Syncretism – Why December 25 (27:33)
3.1 Signs In The Heavens (29:33)
3.2 Constantine (33:00)
4. Ancient Worship – Kernel of truth (36:13)
5. Nordic Paganism – An Overview (42:06)
5.1 Ymir The Giant (43:43)
5.2 Elves & Dwarves (45:07)
5.3 Odin’s Creation (46:34)
5.4 Yggdrasil Tree (48:12)
5.5 Ragnarok (49:41)
5.6 Odin’s Birds (52:27)
5.7 An Eye Like The Sun (53:33)
5.8 Hanged On A Tree (55:28)
5.9 Valhalla (57:32)
5.10 Sacrifice To Odin (59:06)
5.11 Winter War (1:01:30)
5.12 Channeling the Spirits (1:05:22)
6. Conclusion – Obvious Connection (1:09:05)
6. 1 Whose Side Are You On? (1:12:33)

? Other videos related to this video:
(5:49) Romans 14 Verse By Verse: https://youtu.be/hxAVd9C3FFc
(7:10) Colossians 2 Explained: https://youtu.be/SSbup2NkAV4
(8:07) 1 Kings 12 – Can You Redeem Paganism? https://youtu.be/4-Zmxlkjgyo
(8:20) 1 Kings 12 – Selling Out For Money – https://youtu.be/V-4fCLU-irY
(32:19) Giants After The Flood – https://youtu.be/xMhN_C-28rk

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FACT CHECK THIS EPISODE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin
700 Club: Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? – https://youtu.be/khW1b9EDOrU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_(mythology)#Norse_mythology_and_folklore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0ri,_Su%C3%B0ri,_Austri_and_Vestri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ask_and_Embla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur%C3%B0arbrunnr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvergelmir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%ADmisbrunnr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fimbulwinter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar%C3%B6k
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huginn_and_Muninn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin
https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/odin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamla_Uppsala
https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/others/hugin-and-munin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt
https://norse-mythology.org/the-wild-hunt/
http://www.jereme-zimmerman.com/news/2015/12/22/rs5ccw8y43hyl8go3ws0h3scwda949
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
http://www.cantoncrossingwine.com/eating-the-woods-part-2-mamzelle/
http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/tis-the-season-odins-horse-and-santas-reindeer
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Germanic-religion-and-mythology/Mythology#ref533263

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