Christmas would not be complete without a nativity play: Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, all watched over by an ox, a donkey and assorted bystanders in the stable. St Francis of Assisi staged the very first nativity play way back in 1323, so like all the best things in life; it's medieval!Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Professor Tim Larsen to uncover how St Francis turned worship into theatre and how a single night in Italy transformed the way the world would celebrate Christmas forever.MOREMedieval Origins of Santa Claus: St Nicholas<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/medieval-origins-of-santa-claus-st-nicholas/id1564113746?i=1000637171520" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/episode/9c98e5fd104a94b7deff6853cdb322a6a8058cb9/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>Medieval Midwinter Traditions<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/midwinter-medieval-traditions/id1564113746?i=1000680715729" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/episode/33a62527458bd855b5bad1d4874971e720f5a39f/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>: <a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on</a>

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