• Vncredleader [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    It goes right back to post-christianization cultural practices that have elements of folk Christianity and local flavor. Like the christmas tree, like any number of things. ReligionforBreakfast has some superb videos on this exact thing. He just did one on the christmas tree, and his one on Easter is fantastic at cutting through the BS.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW06pWHTeNk

    So many people want to put all their faith in Bede being honest and correct. It is absurd

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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      6 months ago

      So many things are like this. We have 1 source for this 500 sq km region in the entire period from 324ad-545ad, so that source is definitely a smart informed correct guy and not just some shitposter.