On today's episode we will talk about three important Christian Festival Celebrations (Christmas, Easter, and Halloween) and their supposed ties to pagan origins. Links to today's sources: Christmas Andrew McGowan: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/how-december-25-became-christmas/ Tim O'Neill: https://historyforatheists.com/2016/12/the-great-myths-2-christmas-mithras-and-paganism/ Easter On Calculating the Dates of Easter: https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/holidays/tale-two-easters On Eggs & Bunnies: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20sources%2C%20the,could%20lay%20its%20colored%20eggs.  Andrew McGowan: See Above Halloween Tim O'Neill: http://historyforatheists.com/2021/10/is-halloween-pagan/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-halloween-pagan&fbclid=IwAR2l-A8WhBkh_Bt7rAZhG_C0Psypybc12RarmnsE9EnYM7hII_LOqEKhfP4

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