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Video blog A brief history – Christmas, cheer, and commercialisation
What’s the true meaning of this holiday, again?
LIGHTS ARE ON trees, temperatures have dropped, and the shops are trying to entice us with sparkly window displays – that could only mean one thing: it’s nearly Christmas… but what is the true meaning of the holiday, again?
Katie Varvos gives a brief history of the big day, and asks whether if it’s now an event cherished for monetary rather than spiritual reasons.
Uploaded Katie Varvos
Katie Varvos is a Canadian-born, Dublin-based vlogger who created the ‘The Unemployed Graduate’- a show about current news and issues. She is a recent graduate, with a BA in Journalism and MPhil in International Relations from Trinity.
Each week she discusses a range of topics, asks for your opinions and gives away some pretty awesome prizes. Check out The Unemployed Graduate’s YouTube channeland Facebook page.
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