Hi! It's once again that time of the year. Not a history student but definitely a fan and I came across a post in r/badhistory that debunked the pagan roots and connections of Christmas (specifically the references to Sol Invictus, Saturnalia, the festival of Mithras, Yule etc).

There were a bunch of references etc given and I was just a little surprised. Is there a schism within the academic community when it comes to interpreting of the Christmas tradition because based on what I've heard from the BBC history magazine podcast, my reading consensus seemed to settle on accepting the pagan roots of the festival.

The post in question:.

https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/rerff5/tis_the_season_for_bad_history_about_christianity/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Thank you!