{"id":6996,"date":"2021-12-23T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovense.com\/sex-blog\/?p=6996"},"modified":"2021-12-23T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T17:01:40","slug":"history-of-christmas-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovense.com\/sex-blog\/fun-weird\/history-of-christmas-sex","title":{"rendered":"The History of Christmas Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Never imagined you&#8217;d be reading the history of Christmas sex? Well, you&#8217;re not alone. But you&#8217;re certainly not weird! It&#8217;s actually a very interesting topic that&#8217;s spanned over thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout history, different civilizations have celebrated the mid-winter season with some interesting merrymaking. And, it makes sense if you think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s not always the connection of religion or even location, but there is something that most places (save those huddled along the equator) have in common&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fucking cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what historians and anthropologists have shared about sex and winter celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#d70072\" id=\"history-of-christmas-sex-the-romans\">HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS SEX &#8211; <strong>THE ROMANS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, from December 17<sup>th<\/sup> to 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, was the festival of Saturnalia \u2013 the god of Saturn. That one week was only for drinking and being merry. They used boughs of holly as decorations, gave gifts, and gorged themselves on food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, it should. Christians replaced the holiday with Christmas but kept on many of the traditions so the change over would be as jarring \u2013 and wouldn\u2019t bring on as much rebellion. But what about sex?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The division of classes was very strict. On top of that, the Roman Empire wasn\u2019t exactly a relaxing place to live in. It was easy to have frustrations build up over the months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add booze, loose social norms, and a carnival-like environment, and well &#8230; you get the picture. The freedom to get naughty was also extended to slaves. So, it was a glorious celebration for the lower classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#d70072\" id=\"history-of-christmas-sex-saint-nicolas\"> HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS SEX &#8211;  Saint Nicolas<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We know he\u2019s the \u201cancestor\u201d of Santa Claus. But did you know he was the patron saint of prostitutes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep! Santa loved hookers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many variations on the story, but the main idea was that one man didn\u2019t have enough to pay for the dowries of his three daughters. Without the money, the girls would be forced into prostitution. Saint Nicolas tossed three bags of coins in the window so they wouldn\u2019t have to sell their bodies. 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