Merry Minisode Christmas! It’s time to harvest magic mistletoe, punch your blindfolded friends, burn a chunk of wood from the yard so your family doesn’t die, and eat flaming raisins. All in a 12-hour day’s long work. Oh, that’s not what you do on Christmas? Well thank your lucky ass you weren’t born in the Victorian era. Join Mike to learn about… basically all the things I just listed.

Sources:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/dark-side-christmas-saturnalia-christmas-carol-dickens-norse-mythology-festive-traditions-a8112341.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/yule-log/

https://qz.com/quartzy/1165055/the-yule-log-a-pagan-ritual-turned-youtube-phenomenon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap-dragon_(game)

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