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The Christianization of Europe and the witch hunts are two completely separate things.

The witch hunts took place in the early modern period, well after Europe was Christianized.

The witch hunts were driven by conspiracy theories. It's literally a predecessor of QAnon.

Many conspiracy theories of the witch hunts were repurposed antisemitic conspiracy theories. (For example, blood libel and Satan worship.)

Lots of Christians practiced folk magic. They didn't usually call themselves witches.

Witchcraft was associated with polytheistic religions by Christians. Polytheists didn't call themselves witches. Whatever they were doing, they had their own words for it.

Modern witchcraft is a modern construct. It is not a revival of a genuine pre-Christian tradition of any kind.

Christmas Trees aren’t pagan…So why are people so obsessed with this myth?

Before you respond in anger, ask yourself:

- do I think this because it feels right or because I have evidence?

- is the evidence a blog post without citations? (See also TikTok, tumblr post, etc)

- do I think this bc I’ve thought it for a long time?

- what evidence do I actually have?

- how much time have I spent researching this? (again: opinion pieces without citations don’t count as research)

Scholars agree: there is no solid evidence linking Christmas trees to previous pagan traditions…

Let’s trace its origins back to the German nationalists of the 1800s, to the Nazis who promoted this myth, & let’s debunk the supposed origins — Saturnalia, Yule, Sol Invictus, the Yule Log….all with citations galore.

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