my second book the original names words and everything in between a volume NUMBER_TOKEN is now available to purchase however for your chance to win a signed copy of this book send your favorite word origin to original namesbook URL_TOKEN and my free favorites will receive signed copies the chosen winners will be revealed in a video on the NUMBER_TOKENth of january NUMBER_TOKEN and you have until then to submit your favorite word origins it's finally that time of year again it's the time when i like to put on a silly hat open presents look at a tree eat silly food and eventually take time off to not even think about names this is of course christmas time at least christmas for myself anyway i have not hidden the fact that i adore christmas christmas really is one of my favorite things this however is not the case for the entire planet christmas has its root in christianity and evolved into the modern concept of christmas we have to date for a variety of different cultures and traditions from around the world while christmas may have spread into celebrating things like a guy dressed in red his flying mammals and leg lamps it still holds onto those christian roots i live in the uk a nation with christianity as its leading religion this is a fact as to why i and so many others in predominantly christian countries enjoy the holiday even if they aren't religious themselves and yes i know non-christian countries celebrate christmas too something something they care in japan like i know already i know we all know this is a very roundabout way of me saying that what i and many others may be celebrating christmas at the moment the entire world isn't there are many different cultures and religions across our globe and not only do they not all celebrate christmas they even have their own december holidays so the final video of name explains christmas week NUMBER_TOKEN is a video not about christmas at all but instead about the other december holidays from around the world and let's find out where their names came from though let's just rewind a little bit remember how i said over christmas i like to take time off and not think about names well i wasn't kidding about that this is my last video for the year i will be back however on monday the NUMBER_TOKENth of january many of these holidays differ from christmas in one key way christmas is always held on the same date the NUMBER_TOKENth of december this isn't the case with a lot of these holidays they are often held on different dates of the gregorian calendar usually around a similar time of year however this is because they often relate to a specific day in the year rather than date eg the first sunday of winter or something like that in other instances is because the days these holidays are held on relate to a different calendar system entirely take honor quinn example which starts in either november or december this jewish NUMBER_TOKEN-day festival celebrates a battle the jewish won over the greeks around NUMBER_TOKEN years ago which allowed them to practice their judaism freely in this victory a destroyed jewish temple temples repaired and rededicated as many buildings are it's from this dedication origin as to where the name for this holiday comes from as the name comes from jewish roots meaning to dedicate booty day however seems to be held on the same day every year that being on the NUMBER_TOKENth of december though some sources point to
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