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Hello! We will soon have Christmas (literally 'Christ's Birthday' in Esperanto)...
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but I don't really like the name because I don't believe that
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it is the birthday of anyone.
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So, 'krist-naskon'- it is a strange name, I think.
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So, I prefer to use the name 'Yule'.
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If you watched my videos before, you might already know that
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I follow other gods
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Well, Odin is a germanic god
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and he is also called 'allfather'.
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So, like father Christmas, right?
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No! No...anyway...
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Odin has a magic spear and a big white beard.
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So, like grandfather frost?
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No! So, he has a beard, and a spear
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and he rides a horse who has eight legs.
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Are you sure that he doesn't ride with eight reindeer?
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No, but he is from northern Europe...
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According to some- I'm not sure who, but some-
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He rides through the sky at the
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end of December
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and gives presents to the children
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Yes, but do you realise that you almost just described Santa Claus?
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Is Odin Santa Claus?!
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I don't know. Really it's more likely that
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Odin is the father of Santa Claus.
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But my point is that nobody owns this time of year.
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In the north parts of Europe it is a cold
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sad or dark time
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So, we need to celebrate
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and why not? Everyone would become happier!
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In other places, it might be summer, and
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you then have a warm sun or...etc...
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So, why not celebrate? The weather would be beautiful!
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and if you have neither winter or summer right now
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why not party anyway?
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This time really doesn't belong to a specific
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religion or culture etc.
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To party is human, not religious!
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and why not celebrate and come together in our own way?
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Lastly, I just want to say that I hope that you will have a good Christmas or good yule, or good...
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...whatever you want to celebrate right now!
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and a happy new year! Until the next video!
