30. Polish Christmas and its pagan roots

Do you celebrate Christmas, Yule, or maybe Szczodre Gody? No matter what you call it, the winter solstice celebrations are a very important time in many belief systems. Here I'm sharing some Christmas customs that are still alive in Poland and I'm trying to reach to their pagan roots. There's a high chance that many of them are shared Slavic pagan traditions. I'm making this video in English so that people who don't speak Polish can learn about them.

But if you happen to speak Polish, check out those resources:
http://www.bogowiepolscy.net
http://weneda.net
https://www.slawoslaw.pl

Books:
Andrzej Szyjewski, "Religia Słowian"
Aleksander Gieysztor, "Mitologia Słowian"
Grzegorz Niedzielski, "Drzewo świata", "Królowie z gwiazd"
B. i A. Podgórscy, "Wielka Księga Demonów Polskich. Leksykon i antologia demonologii ludowej"
Paweł Zych, Witold Vargas, "Święci i biesy"

There are of course many more, but this should get you started :D

Видео 30. Polish Christmas and its pagan roots канала Wolf Of Coins