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Anglo-Saxon England
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Dec 20, 2023
Discussion on the tradition of telling ghost stories during Christmas in the UK and a medieval ghost story adaptation from St. Gregory the Great's dialogues.
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- Telling ghost stories during Christmas is a traditional part of UK holiday season, often centered around scary or supernatural tales.
- Medieval ghost stories can have moral or redemptive undertones, as seen in the adaptation from the dialogues of St. Gregory the Great.
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Traditional Ghost Stories at Christmas
In the UK, telling ghost stories during Christmas is a traditional part of the holiday season. This practice can be seen in famous works like 'A Christmas Carol.' As the days get shorter and families gather, storytelling becomes a natural activity, often centered around scary or supernatural tales. However, ghost stories for Christmas need not always be terrifying, exemplified by 'A Christmas Carol'. Narrators like Tom Kearns aim to carry on this tradition and share medieval ghost stories on their podcasts, therefore presenting a different type of Christmas episode.
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