A Minecraft Medieval Christmas - Hardcore Historic Castle Special
Channel: Dreymasmith Dreams
Date: 2021-12-24

What was a Medieval Christmas really like? It's Christmas time at the hardcore historic castle. But were there trees? Gifts? Carols? Let's find out. The next episode is here https://youtu.be/6Pb3mk2aEvM

I cover a lot of ground today - the date for Christmas,  the whole Christmas season (it was longer than you think), the truth about Christmas trees. And gift giving. What were carols? A medieval Christmas feast, the feast of St Stephen and also mistletoe - what was it really for?

Medieval Christmas church music http://www.toddtarantino.com/hum/Anon_PuerNatusEst.mp3 
Nowell Nowell Tydyngs True https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqLuVLQmGwQ

The rules for my castle - 
make it as accurately as possible
western European style
wall thickness, size and height accurate on averages
cranes and other lifting equipment to be built
accommodations for workers

all on Minecraft hardcore mode - which means one life and one life only. 

My Discord: https://discord.gg/NxbrFXh

Music: 
Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

00:00 The new medieval skin!
00:19 A modern Christmas
00:31 Ploughing fields while talking about the date of Christmas
01:28 What was Advent?
02:02 Twelfth Night or Epiphany
02:19 Merry Christmas?
02:37 Were there medieval Christmas trees?
03:19 Medieval gift giving
03:48 The gifts of the Wise Men
04:01 Medieval Christmas music?
04:18 Carols were banned in church
04:54 What were the masses at Christmas?
05:30 Medieval Christmas food and feasting
07:03 Boxing Day, the Feast of St Stephen
07:27 Mistletoe

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