27/11/2025
The truth about Christmas and why I chose I tell my children the truth.
Most people grow up thinking Christmas is about Santa, presents, and a date on the calendar. But historically Christmas is built on older traditions.. Yule, Winter Solstice rites, and seasonal celebrations of the returning Sun.
Yule was a midwinter festival across Northern Europe. The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year, a sacred moment when ancient cultures celebrated the ārebirthā of light.
āØLater, as Christianity spread.. Jesusā birth was placed on December 25th to align with these already existing festivals. Scholars widely agree his exact birth date is unknown.
Even Santa has older roots.. In several Siberian and Northern European traditions, winter shamans wore red and white, gathered the Amanita mushroom, and traveled from home to home midwinter bringing blessings, stories, and healing.
āØReindeer were sacred to many of these cultures and they actually eat these mushrooms which is where some historians believe our idea of āflying reindeerā originated.
Our modern Christmas is simply a modern layer placed over ancient magic.
This is why I chose to tell my children the real story.
That there is real magic happening at this time of year..the shift of seasons, the return of the light, the renewal of hope, the ancient celebration of rebirth.
āØChristmas at its core, is a ceremony of cycles, light, nature, and the eternal return of life.
I didnāt take the magic away.āØI gave them the real, earth magic āØThe kind that doesnāt disappear when you stop believing in Santa.
