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Sir Tuesday
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2017
The ANCIENT origins of Midsummer
Midsummer is an ancient festival, whose roots go deep into the foundations of Europe. From bonfires to may-poles, flower-wreaths to fern-flowers, in this video I will be exploring the ancient roots of a venerable European tradition.
Music:
- Derek & Brandon Fiechter - Slavic Lands [1-1:35]
- Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte [1:35-2:20]
- Sowulo - Ginnungagap [2:20-3:15]
- Derek & Brandon Fiechter - Sir Percival [4:02-5:15]
- Percival - Jarilo [7:45-8:30]
- Percival - Blagoslavi Mate [8:30-8:50]
- Dvořák - The Water Goblin [9:33-9:58]
- Aaron Copland - Symphony No. 3 [9:59-11:25]
Sources:
realscandinavia.com/midsummer-in-sweden-origins-and-traditions/
- Hutton, Ronald (1996). The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist
Music:
- Derek & Brandon Fiechter - Slavic Lands [1-1:35]
- Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte [1:35-2:20]
- Sowulo - Ginnungagap [2:20-3:15]
- Derek & Brandon Fiechter - Sir Percival [4:02-5:15]
- Percival - Jarilo [7:45-8:30]
- Percival - Blagoslavi Mate [8:30-8:50]
- Dvořák - The Water Goblin [9:33-9:58]
- Aaron Copland - Symphony No. 3 [9:59-11:25]
Sources:
realscandinavia.com/midsummer-in-sweden-origins-and-traditions/
- Hutton, Ronald (1996). The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist
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The Germanic Origins of Yule
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Edit: As of 2020, I no longer agree with all the views presented in this video. In particular, the connection between Santa and Odin which I put forward is something of a stretch, as is the part connecting Yggdrasil with the Christmas Tree. Aside from that, I believe the video is still mostly informative, so I will leave it up for the time being. Today, Christmas is celebrated by millions acros...
Happy Summer Solstice fellow pagans. Blessed Be.
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temple ???? i think you mean mead hall
Really, really good content.
Excellent! Tack! 🥰
Really we celebrate all the old traditions from the hanging of mistletoe to the gift giving, and decorating tree's. They just added Santa and christ birthday or Resurrection not sure which, even Easter carries on with germanic traditions with the color eggs of Eostre
Hanging and kissing under mistletoe is 18th century English in origin. Little evidence that the Anglo-Saxons worshipped a goddess called Eostre. And the dating of Easter was set long before the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons began. The Christmas tree is 16th century German in origin.
@@YorkyOne Anglo-Saxons were of Germanic orgins. So saying they didn't worship there Germanic Goddess, is the same as saying they weren't Germanic either, what are you some afro historian
@@Civilwar.relics I know who and what the Anglo-Saxons were. The point being that there is little evidence that there was an Anglo-Saxon goddess called Eostre. Just one reference from Bede that has no corroborative evidence anywhere. If you were trying to infer that the Christian Easter is actually a Pagan festival then that is historically incorrect.
@@YorkyOne there is very little anything left from the Anglo-Saxons time period, especially since they converted around the year 500 or 600 that's when Christianity first hit England. And Germanic and Scandinavian tales were told by word of mouth not on paper, so again I'd disagree with you, just because a group of people's moves to a different area doesn't mean they left all there traditions behind.
Personally, I much like the idea of the figure of Santa Claus deriving from Odin!
Very enjoyable video .I love every minute of it
Forgot to mentioning the ”reddening” decorations of the Jul/Yule tree and decorating one’s house in red themed decorations and figures representing Yule spirits (yule goat and gnomes). Drinking mulled wine. The Mistletoe and its connection with the God Balder. Most of all I believe the celebration of Julblot is not during the midwinter which is its own celebration and the Jul is on the first full moon after midwinter.
I found interesting the use of the goat decorations in Sweden. It reminds me the faunalia, celebration of Faunus at the beginning of December . The goat as fertility symbol
Your edit is foolish. Whether it's 100% true or not we may not fully know, YET Your claim that Santa may have correlation with Odin, and the Tree with the Norse Tree of Life is VERY much possible indeed! You should take that ridiculous disclaimer out regardless of which Christians may be butthurt.
I think the idea of the house spirit is making comeback in the uk in the guise of the mischievous elf on a shelf who moves about the house while children sleep and has to be searched for each morning.
Do I hear Celtic Woman in there? Thanks for the vid!!
I'm always so exited when I watch video essays on tradition or paganism. Thank you for this informational lecture!
It is easy to see the link between Santa Claus and Odin when you look at Sint Nicolaas in the Netherlands. They are both in the darkest time of winter riding on a horse in the air. Judging over good and bad, making people scared,but also giving good fortune or presents.......It is again I think the Pagan tradition,being overtaken by a Christian tradition, both I love and both should be remembered in my opinion....There are way more traditions around midwinter that are Pagan...
There for sure is a link, first the Pagan Germans where devoted to Yggdrasil the holy oak, and they wanted to honor it at Yul. Than the Christians wanted to get rid of the tree ceremony, but they failed. So they choose the Christmas tree instead, because it symbolized the holy trinity with its triangular shape. Transforming a tradition is easier than getting rid of it!
This was a beautiful and informative. Thank you! Also could you pls provide a soundtrack… there was a song I’ve been trying to identify for years… a girl singing in what seemed a foreign language.
Many people forget that in the myths, man and woman were created by Odin, Ville, and Ve from logs, which might hold kinship to both the World Tree, the Christmas Tree, and finally kinfolk. "The Family Tree" Something to reflect and think about this Yule year. ✊😏✌️
I have kept the remains of last year's Yule log under my bed all year. Same as the year before. May the Yule fires burn bright. May your Season be blessed. Glaedelig Jol
They have Roman gov. Documents talking about Christmas in the 4th century. Don’t know where you got 11th from. Also Christmas is not pagan there are plenty of videos disproving all of this do us all favor and stfu 🤫
The bible is a Catholic book.
There’s not enough Yule content on TH-cam
Interesting! Thanks for posting.
I am VIKING!!!!!!💪😀🔥🤘
Really good! I use this for teaching, thank you!
There was yule far before there was Germanic !
Does the Christmas music play the entire video?
I believe that it is NOT centered around Christianity. but Yule or Christmas ... Christians latched onto it needing a place for Christ birth...as in the video ..it 🌟 started long before .... as a pagen holiday.... just my opinion...........
Im quite positive that santa was created by coca cola
Just shows you Xmas was not a Christan holiday ment for Christ or Catholicism.....but a time to enjoy & celebrate the coming season ....Ha. Ha..........
I love the folklore, totally accurate or not.
This is too "Northern Germanic". The word "Jul"/"Yule" is likely much older than even proto-Germanic. There is a close cognate in the Iranian branch of Indo-European (pronounced "yal" or "yal da" = "Yule" / "Yule day") to describe the winter solstice that suggests the feast (and some of its tree-related traditions) go back all the way to proto Indo-European...
Couldn't Enjoy at All because of the horrible Modern Christmas "Music!" Jingle bells ad nauseum! 🤮🤮🤮
What a great video!
what is the song that starts at 5:45
We’d call them gnomes/elves I suppose Or also: gremlins or dwarves ???
Merry jol!
Christmas aka Yule is a WHITE tradition.
SPEAK LOUDER!!!!!!
The Original Yuletide now has its own Holiday Carol: th-cam.com/video/WSoolLK_-9g/w-d-xo.html
I love this. Being in a VERY Christian community, they are hypocrites to everything. The biggest one is their celebration of Christmas (esp the material aspect and the Santa aspect) they allow their children to worship Saint Nic and talk w the dead in speaking to Santa. And they celebrate this very heathan holiday. Love my Germanic roots and history. Yule is in our hearts as Nords and Germanic peoples. Happy Winter Solstice y’all.
I actually heard the music from the Wild Hunt one time after Halloween. It was the strangest most ethereal sound coming from the sky for a minute and I became afraid and hid.
You were told that the brown acid wasn't too specifically good, but you just wouldn't listen.
Really enjoyed that! Thank you
the christmass music killed it for me
It’s hilarious that when ppl see something big and flammable they feel the need to burn it
I wasn't expecting that christian supremacist introduction but ok
Also the house spirit in Slavic folklore is called the domovoi..
Looks like a Swedish jul card
My Birthday is during this Summer Solstice.
Summer Solstice is here. The Longest day and shortest night After Today the nights get longer, Days become not so bright The Wheel turns on.
Happy summer solstice
Kinda funny in Finland that it has been very dark and now its like normal but after this it again just gets darker 😂 we finns have to really enjoy every sunny day