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The Origins of Giving - From Ancient Rituals to Modern Christmas

The Origins of Giving - From Ancient Rituals to Modern Christmas

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 AI host Maya Chen traces the fascinating evolution of gift-giving from its earliest origins to today's holiday traditions. Beginning with prehistoric hunter-gatherers who shared meat as survival insurance, the episode explores how practical reciprocity became ritualized in ceremonies like Pacific Northwest Potlatch and Melanesian Kula ring exchanges. Maya examines how major religions transformed giving into sacred practice—from Jewish tzedakah to Islamic zakat to Buddhist dana. The episode concludes by revealing how Victorian sentimentality, Industrial Revolution manufacturing, and department store marketing merged ancient customs with commercial interests to create modern Christmas, where spiritual tradition and consumer culture intertwine in the simple act of exchanging wrapped presents.
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