S1 E17: Actually Interesting Holiday Special

Happy Holidays!! In this special holiday episode, we cover the origins of Christmas. Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25th? What’s the winter solstice? How did we get some of the traditions we associate with Christmas today? Find out during this episode! Also if you are listening before December 21st, 2020 be sure to check out the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the sky, the last time this happened this close was 1226!

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