Issue 218 of Fortean Times will be in store this Thursday (14th December), and to get into the seasonal spirit the cover story is “How the Nazis stole Christmas”:
If the Nazis were sworn enemies of Christianity, why were they so obsessed with Christmas? And how did they square celebrating the season of goodwill with their racialist policies? In a seasonal story of politics, propaganda and paganism, David Sutton finds that the truth about the struggle for Christmas in the Third Reich is both complex and disturbing.
Also in this issue, Paul Devereux celebrates the ‘Cinderella’ of UFO research, and traces the evolution in our understanding of ‘earth lights’ and other luminous mysteries. Plus…startling simulacra; California crazies; suicidal dogs; Christmas monsters; out-of-place artists; lightning visions; eating dirt; Stonehenge seen as an ancient spa; aromatic oddities; exuding glass; school ghost panic; ghost-hunting squaddie – and much more. Pick up your copy this week, or alternatively you could subscribe to the mag and get it sent directly to you (see the FT website for details).
