[video] [backdated to earlier in the morning]

[spncrazyfan]

Merry Christmas! Wait, no, it's Life Day here. But do you say Happy Life Day, or Merry Life Day? Well, whatever! You totally get the drift

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[sand_wormie]

I don't think I got all that, but it was nice.

[So many Earthisms!]

[spncrazyfan]

Thanks, Luke. I can totally explain anything if it helps.

[sand_wormie]

I think I got the main part of it. You do... things with trees?

[spncrazyfan]

Yeah. We um, we get a tree every year and we decorate it to make it look pretty, and then we put all the gifts we get for other people under it.

[sand_wormie]

Sounds ritual-y. Do you know why?

[spncrazyfan]

I think it comes from the pagan origin. I've never really thought to look into it.

[sand_wormie]

Pagan origin? And why make candy shaped like canes? Is that like the kind of grass?

[spncrazyfan]

Yeah. Druids and such. It's called a Winter Solstice, or something. And then like, the Catholics totally made it about Jesus but I heard he wasn't even born on the day they celebrate. And so instead they started to focus on this Saint called Nicholas who would make kids really happy by bringing them toys when they had nothing else to make them happy.

As for the candy canes, they make them that way so they hang on the trees better.

[sand_wormie]

...Okay!

Sounds complicated.