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Presents, Gifts, and Gifting

Creating Christmas by Civil Matador

Jan 27, 202200:44:22History

If Christmas as we know it has roots in food, feats and drinking - why do we give presents? And beyond that, why do we give gifts and donations to those in need at Christmas? Today on Creating Christmas, we delve into th...

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Presents, Gifts, and Gifting is an episode from Creating Christmas by Civil Matador. If Christmas as we know it has roots in food, feats and drinking - why do we give presents? And beyond that, why do we give gifts and donations to those in...

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Published Jan 27, 2022, 00:44:22 long, audio available.

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If Christmas as we know it has roots in food, feats and drinking - why do we give presents? And beyond that, why do we give gifts and donations to those in need at Christmas? Today on Creating Christmas, we delve into the history of our creation of Christmas presents - those we give to ones we love and those we give to complete strangers.

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