This week, the history of Christmas traditions. We time travel back to the 4th century to learn of an early Christian Saint that serves as the origins of Santa Claus. Beginning with the true history of Saint Nicholas we follow his path to becoming the Bishop of Myra. After the verifiable tales we'll get into Saint Nicholas' folklore and legends. Finally we end with the evolution of Santa Claus and bridge the gap between ol' Saint Nick and Santa Claus. Deck the heretic, halls, whatever! in this Holiday special of The Darkives.

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Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

Composed by: geoffharvey

Licensed through: Pixabay

Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!

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• real_punches_and_slaps (Freesound)
• Chopping wood with a hatchet (Freesound)
• Magic 03 Universfield
• Harp Glissando Ascending Short Serge Quadrado Music
• Ancient Histroy BackgroundMusicMaster
• Jail Door Closing (Heavy Door) TanwerAman
• Pain/Anger Scream 2 TheLlywellyn
• Snow Lantern Waltz BFCMUSIC

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Keywords: Saint Nicholas facts, miracles, myths, Christmas folklore

This week we cover the destruction of the U.S. capital and the British burning Washington D.C. in 1814. During the war of 1812 (President Madison era) few skirmishes hit harder than the British invasion of Washington after the Bladensburg battle. We cover some early American history with dramatic historical attacks that lead to the White House burning. Pull up a chair and get toasty as we listen to the new world burn in this episode of The Darkives.

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Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

Composed by: geoffharvey

Licensed through: Pixabay

Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!

Other sounds used licensed through Pixbay

• Party horn TiesWijnen (Freesound)
• Short Crowd Cheer qubodup (Freesound)
• Sad Dramatic Music Tunetank
• Fire Sound Efftect MaxHammarbäck
• Crowd In Panic Sdanezis
• VINYL STOP ALEXIS_GAMING_CAM

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Keywords: darkest moments in history, dark history podcast, shocking events in American history, lesser-known U.S. history, historical disaster, 19th century American conflicts, War of 1812 history

This week ice mummies! We 'chisel' out a few stories from The Darkives of ancient burial practices, unsettling stories, and icy tomb discoveries. Learn the stories behind Ötzi the Iceman, Inca ice mummies in the Andes, and Siberian ice burials. Let's thaw the veiled history covering these ancient and chilling archaeological mummy finds. Bundle up in something warm, we're climbing mountains to uncover the true stories of some of the most famous Ice mummies and maidens of all time.

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• https://secretsoftheice.com/ice-mummies/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/141017-white-war-first-world-war-italy-austro-hungarian-mountains-history
• https://www.iceman.it/en/oetzi/the-body
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Otzi
• https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/world/ice-maiden-juanita-facial-reconstruction-scn
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/sacrificial-ceremony/
• https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/science/peruvian-ice-maiden
• https://www.livescience.com/38504-incan-child-mummies-lives-revealed.html
• https://www.history.com/articles/ice-maiden-mummy-siberia
• https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b5vtbj/the-mystery-of-siberia-s-2-500-year-old-ice-maiden-

Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

Composed by: geoffharvey

Licensed through: Pixabay

Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!

Keywords: frozen mummies, ancient ice mummies, preserved bodies in ice, ice mummy discoveries, ancient human remains, ancient burial practices, eerie archaeological finds, chilling ancient mysteries, macabre historical discoveries unsettling mummy stories, Inca ice mummies, Andes sacrifice mummies, high-altitude mummies, dark history podcast episode, creepy history podcast topics, bizarre historical events, mysterious archaeological finds, ancient mysteries explained, true story of ice mummy discoveries, ancient rituals and ice burials, chilling stories from archaeological history, real history behind ice mummy legends