Did you know that even before Christ was born, there were already celebrations going on during our modern Christmas time?

Romans did celebrate their own Christmas, and although the celebrations were dedicated to other gods, there are many similarities and traditions that still live up to today – including big friendly banquets and giving gifts!

Join us in this festive virtual journey to find out about the origins of Christmas and how they still influence our current Christmas traditions. This virtual tour will be led by the fabulous Francesca, a professional Roman tour guide who is an expert in Roman history.

To watch the tour, press the Play Arrow in the middle of the video below. To view captions/subtitles, simply click on the CC logo on the bottom right hand of the video. To make the video fullscreen, select the [] icon on the bottom right hand of the video.