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St. John's Eve Lyrics

@TastingHistory

@@gaelencarter4804 that is funny 😆

@tappychef1098

Fire Good.

@ladycimone

"If it does not spark joy, let it spark the fire." - The MaxMilleria, Volume 2021, Chapter 6.22, Verse 12:24

@mellie4174

This comment!

@lacybookworm5039

🔥🔥Burn baby, burn!🔥🔥

@candycain1001

Dracarys all day, every day.

@rodmosgrave7445

So mote it be.

@clifforddean232

As long as you kept that snarky little guy in the Der Voller painting, I'm totally cool with the opening. Seeing his smile makes me chuckle lol

@matthewbage9937

Yeah Max knows his audience. He was adamant it remain in.

@petronellataube2986

@@matthewbage9937 well you did a great job :)

@usagiyojimbo5944

"Der Völler" is german. Meaning "The glutton".

@gatamadriz

@@matthewbage9937 - Great job with the opening!

@PurtyPurple

@@matthewbage9937 You did a great job! I smiled when I realized it was a brand new opening, and even more when I caught sight of Der Voller

@sweepingtime

"If it does not spark joy, let it spark THE FIRE." Somehow I started imagining Inquisitor Marie Kondo. Untidy homes are a heresy.

@thenovicenovelist

As a Pagan with a "chaotically organized" room, Inquisitor Marie Kondo would have me burned at the stake multiple times.

@AstuteAces

“Now, I don’t have anything to prove, so…”
Spoken like a man with big coca energy. Keep being you, Max. 😀

@rickhernandez7666

We'll wait for Jose to confirm.

@melliecolesg231

@@rickhernandez7666 Can Jose confirm or deny the big Coca?

@kevinmendoza6386

I love everything about this thread.

@Cueball3331

I might have something to prove (nudge nudge , wink, wink...). Awesome (humble) job. Please let us know when you have time to visit Madison, Wisconsin or somewheres in the north woods. You have reinvigorated my kitchen attitude and constantly brighten my day! I'll share my grandmother's pierogi recipe and show you some serious cherry bounce. (Yes, it involves Korbell)

@infin1ty850

I 100% thought those oranges were tomatoes until you said they were oranges.

@brasschick4214

😂Same here!

@slitherzither

Me too! I thought it was going to be like a focaccia

@martia.3189

I am a Catalan expat living abroad. I literally just finished prepping the cream, dough and fruit for tomorrow's coca when I saw this video, I thought I was dreaming! Thank you Max for great content as always, and for the representation :D

@lisafranklin9089

Awww that's so nice... Enjoy your celebration 🎉

@h0rriphic

Great…so I’ll be over for dinner then. What kind of wine shall I bring ?

@patrickcardon1643

Coca amb cabell d'angel, miam

@GeorgeVenturi

Nice, I want to visit Spain soon

@patrickcardon1643

You'll have to cook it yourself waiting for your trip ;) que profiti!

@SkyDrago456

09:05 "Not a good night to be an EMT, I'm sure". Being a current EMT, you are exactly right Max. Whenever people do stuff with bonfires out where I work, the calls are endless...

@travlaney

Dick jokes, Monty Python clips, D&D references... this episode has it all!

@deathstinger13

pokemon plushes too

@enjolireyes643

“If it doesn’t spark joy, let it spark a fire” now I know why those broken hearted persons have a tendency to burn their exes belongings.

@sportybaker4273

"If it doesn't spark joy, let it spark a fire" - can I get a t-shirt with this quote?! :D So much better than saying goodbye to your old over 20 y.o. high school gym T you kept for sentimental reasons

@agimagi2158

Yes please!!

@mightycherrycharger

I would buy this shirt.

@FilbieTron

I would also buy this 😝😝

@laurenletha

Tasting History official merch?! I'm in!

@magnoliaflower3310

I can just see it now. On the front would have 'Tasting History' at the corner. On the back, there would be the quote at the bottom and a picture of a giant bonfire with furniture burning at the top. Have it as a limited edition shirt sold in June.

@C-Henry

"If it does not spark joy, let it spark the fires!" -Casually glance at the stack of bills on my counter...

@rejoyce318

LOL I'm imagining Marie Kondo at a St. John's Eve "Tidying Up" bonfire, myself.

@PurtyPurple

Your comment reminded me of the Chinese New Year's tradition of burning (fake) money for your ancestors. Actually kinda interesting to see the parallels, especially with the concept of "cleaning up" and having a fresh start from the past year, and loud celebrations to ward off evil.

@SEELE-ONE

They were burned I say!!!

The police: yeah… you are still getting evicted, sir.

@vizprave6721

haha money printer go brrrrrrrr. Value go down

@chloeedmund3363

Lol

@moguera

Who else saw that thumbnail and thought, “Oh, he’s found an old-fashioned recipe for pepperoni flatbread”?

@Ajehy

Me!

@daisymay6505

Thought it’s was some sort of pizza lol 😆

@bellasmith7283

same, I thought it was sort of like focaccia with tomatoes on it or something

@Amethys12

🙋🏻‍♀️

@Sauti_science

I thought they were tomatoes lol

@chaotic-goodartistry3903

12:20 "If it does not spark joy, let it spark the fire." this is a metal line that I hope to use like a badass some day

@metzyahrosenstein4827

When our boy upscales to a full kitchen imma miss this classic camera angle

@dementiasorrow

he's not actually in the kitchen. if you pay attention you'll see he's in a studio with a green screen with his kitchen as background

@sundog3247

He works for disney, its a set.

@JBEEPO

@@sundog3247 Used to, not anymore. He left Disney to dedicate himself 100% to his youtube channel

@calvinmclaughlin2454

Pronouncing "samhain" correctly in the first minute of the video is an instant thumbs-up from me, a chairde

@Jinjins

ikr! I am a Finnish, English and Swedish speaker myself and I thoroughly enjoyed the semlor episode like FINALLY someone who's not from Scandinavia and doesn't totally butcher the pronunciation. It feels... respectful, you know.

I'm from Aragon, right next to Catalonia. We have the same tradition but with a few differences. We write down in a paper all the bad things that have happened to us during the year and throw the paper into the fire, and then, apart from jumping over the fire, we run over the coals when it has burned down. It's definitely intended as a purifying ritual, to leave all the bad mojo behind :)

@Nimesay1

I like that! Seems lovely

@Lunarfly_streams

Coolest name too!

@scottydu81

Lol thought you said Aragorn

@katrussell6819

We didn't know of this tradition. We usually make a "Sun Bread" that is a round corn bread for Summer Solstice. This year for our ceremony I think I will make our Sun Bread with some pine nuts and dried fruit on top to honor our Spanish friends. Thanks for the idea.

@Xiroi87

Unless your friends are from the Mediterranean area in Spain, coca is not something that's part of their regional traditions.

@tunasubbackwardsisbusanut

bruh this recipe is catalan not spanish

@chelled.4622

One of the best episodes. I love the history, the jokes, the pop culture snippits, the artwork .... really well done Max, you really are putting your all into these and it shows.

@Lizzy703

In Puerto Rico we celebrate it as well! Here it’s called “La noche de San Juan” and we go to the beach at night and jump backwards towards the water seven times at midnight

@ProSimex84

That sounds like a good time

@beatrizfarias

So do we in Brasil, today actualy!

@limp_dickens

You know you really don't need to jump backwards, if you stand still the water will still hit you as many times as you want.

@gerard.k9256

That is also done in the Balearic Islands (Spain), we usually light bonfires at the beach, though the swimming is optional.

@dolorosatulkar1531

We celebrate it in Goa India as well as "Sao Joao" ...we have a similar tradition of jumping into wells or water bodies....

@vrb065

As a Catalan, I could not be any more amazed by your curiosity, effort, knowledge, professionalism... the list would be infinite! I am not sure if you know how much we viewers appreciate all you do!
And your pronunciation of "coca de Sant Joan" and "sense foc no hi ha festa" is perfect!! I (no one important, as a matter of fact), proclame you "honorary Catalan" ;)

Thank you! ❤

@luizamastelari3605

In Brazil we call it "fogueira de são João"! (St. John's bonfire rough translation) it's very famous and we do it during the winter in "festa junina".

We eat a lot a good food during this event... Damn covid

@victoriareissilveira9129

Bah, I miss Festa Juninas so much from home. Growing up in Brazil, I had many birthdays themed after it, since my birthday is in June. Such a fun celebration, especially with Quentão and Pinhão (mulled wine and Brazilian Pine nuts, which are enormous and delicious). Abraço!

@gequitz

I would visit family in Brazil some years when I was a kid. Almost always during Sao Joao. Lots of fireworks, good food. Muito divertido.

@lucaskitamura614

It is funny that the holiday is season swapped because we are in the opposite hemisphere

@Farb_dk

Yeah. Ngl, I miss São João. The cold weather and the bon fire and the games

@archimago112

I can't believe it. Max, I've been a follower since day one, and now you make coca de sant joan from my home country, Catalonia? This channel can't get any better!!! Feliç revetlla de Sant Joan a tots!

@christopherjunkins

A Disney guy using THAT footage of her most majestic... Madam... Such a beautiful thing. Honestly, I love that you used her here in such a way. Thank you from a Disney history fan :).

@00muinamir

"...+2 to any rolls to cast spells or brew potions" NERRRRRRRRD

God I love this channel.

ETA: I've found, much as you have, that anise is only bad when it's paired with too much sugar. It's really great with just a little sweetness.

@noahlogue3807

He could try to remake some dnd foods.

@adedow1333

I'm gonna need a Wisdom saving throw

@zennvirus7980

Dude, this was one hell of a funny episode. No recipe from a Spanish-speaking land (Spain, or otherwise) is complete without a good, solid, metric measure of double entendre. 🤣🤣🤣
Plus all that quotable material you threw into the bonfire of of minds: "Without fire, there is no festival", "If it doesn't spark joy, let it spark a fire".
You were inspired. Bravo.
Oh, and congratulations for the new intro and "time for History" animations. Glad your channel is reaching new levels.

@TastingHistory

Thank you 😂

@rifter0x0000

@@TastingHistory BTW I agree about the inclusion of Der Völler. It's such a great painting for the opening. As an uncultured buffoon I've been curious about what this painting was called and its history, so I was also glad to hear its name.

@nancybrooks6354

I agree. A particularly funny episode. Laughed out loud, giggled in fact. :-D

@HollyInOccitanieFrance

I live in southern France (Occitanie), about 2 hours from Catalunya. In my small town, the Saint John's feast celebration still culminates with a bonfire that (mostly young) people jump over. It's preceded by a parade through town, with some people in pagan costumes, & others dressed in white. Before the bonfire's location was moved 2 years ago, it was right outside my window. Quite a show!

@delarkaBCN

germà del nord?

@esthermarcen7587

I am catalan abroad, it has been so nice to see this episode, yeah coca de sant joan is very important when is the day of "revetlla", thanks for this episode.

@pelarinbacosiii448

8:05 .." you get +2 to any rolls made to cast spells and brew potions...." Did Max just reveal himself as a D&D nerd?

More power (and mana) to you!

@rayanderson5797

I mean really, is it any surprise at all?

@Lauren.E.O

It wouldn’t be the same without Der Völler 😅

@TastingHistory

Exactly 🤣

@jonimaricruz1692

I can so relate, my inner Der Völler has been struggling to get out this whole past year. I’m so glad he got left in the lineup, I love the smirk on the serving boy’s face.

@rejoyce318

"Devil chaser" sounds more like a hangover cure to me. ;)

@thishonestgrifter

Yeah like an extra spicy Prairie Oyster.

@tissuepaper9962

The dough seems like basically brioche but with lard instead of butter.

@pedroarjona6996

Yes, Catalonian

@pedrocerqueira7870

The Saint John's holiday is also huge in Brazil! It's amazing to see how many similarities there are between the festivities of such different countries! Great video max :)

@bcosican2694

Adore your channel Max! I’m fascinated w history and food history in particular. Love watching your episodes and appreciate all the research you’ve put in.
On a side, (funny note), I couldn’t stop thinking as this episode played, that the Spanish sparkling was losing its fizz & chill! I wanted to shout: “Max! Stop waving the glass around and drink it already!” 😜❤

@Heavyisthecrown

That’s so cool! Hopefully they don’t end up like America where any religious holidays are banned like saying merry Christmas is wrong and public schools can’t celebrate Christmas or Easter 😢 very sad when what a nation is founded on is removed. I pray that doesn’t happen to you guys. It hurts

@MrVovansim

Omg, this reminded me of the summer I spent in Barcelona like 20 years ago. The St John festival night was insane. Hundreds of drunk people on the beach, shooting fireworks into the sea. Holy cow, it was amazing

@FarahRoseSmith

Yay I'm early enough to say Tasting History is the most wholesome show on youtube! My husband and I watch all the episodes together and really love the show. Thank you for the positive content, Max!

@TastingHistory

Thank you so much, Farah!

@rainydaylady6596

Look at Townsends channel. The do cooking etc. from the 18th century. I'll bet Max has it on his playlist. 🖖🙂💕

@TastingHistory

@@rainydaylady6596 Townsends is the YouTube king!

@rainydaylady6596

@@TastingHistory I'd say it's a tie between you and Townsends. 👍🖖🙂💕💕💕

@zrobeast

@@rainydaylady6596 John actually interviewed Max on one of Townsends’ Nutmeg Tavern livestreams. This is making me hopeful for a more direct collab in the future (especially an in person one).

@MaddieTheMermaid

Oohhhhh new opening! Nice work, Matthew, you did fantastic!!!
Also, can we just take a moment how awesome it is that Max not only does a shoutout to his inspirations for his episodes, but does it with specific people when it is a specific person (ex. his patreon/friend for this episode). Idk how to describe it but it feels both humble in gesture and in character. He doesn’t make it feel that he’s arrogant; he’s human, and humans get inspiration from one another. I’m rambling now but I just really like that he sources his inspo

@GizmoFan1

Glad to see the terrifying waiter child is a staple of this channel forever.

@mollymillions6586

😏

@MikeHesk742

Those eyes... he's definitely coming for my girl

@cursedmarshmallow

Absolutely loved this! Got to talking about King Cake with my husband (he's never had it! I'll have to rectify this) and then he mentioned a rather topical/seasonal subject - mulberries! In fact, he's cooking up some mulberry jam made from foraged berries as I type. It would be lovely to see an episode on the history of this often overlooked fruit, and how it came to nursery rhyme fame!

@dd11111

Yeah mulberries are great!
Fresh, they taste like apple and blackberry.

@TheAutumnGypsy

Please do a king cake episode, I come from Cajun country and never really thought about the history of a king cake. No one could make it more interesting than you could. Love the episode, definitely going to try this.

@marcmarti5273

Love that you said "xooan" just like in Catalan instead of "Juan" like in spanish
you have been well advised my friend ;)

@Toppiit

Catalonian here! God i never thought i'd see one of my favorite channels bake my favorite cake, it looked amazing!! Bona Revetlla Max! 🔥

@solveigw

We celebrate St.Johns Eve here in Norway as well. It's a nice midsummers eve party with bonfires, and the traditional meal is a sour cream porridge. Here in the west of Norway it is traditionally served with cured meat and a kind of bland pretzel.

@Archihuman

We celebrate St.Johns' Eve here in Portugal too, it's called 'S.João'. We traditionally eat grilled sardines, pork sandwiches called "bifanas" and jump over a fire made with rosemary, lavender and sage which is supposed to cleanse your soul or something. It's nice

@ceferinomendez7778

Part of my family is from Soller in Mallorca and the coca is a Good Friday dish, and has 2 version one with sardines and the other with peper and vegetable, at Christmas the coca is present but the crust is made of potatoes. My grandmother used to do them as well as ensaimadas, sweet bread rolls. My cousins keep the tradition and make them still.

@carriescostumescrochet

I've been an instructor and volunteer with St. John Ambulance for almost 15 years and I appreciate seeing how others celebrate this day. Thanks. I'm going to have to try to make this.

@TuckerSP2011

St. John was once the most revered saint after Jesus through most of Christendom. This focaccia type bread looks delicious.

@YadraVoat

Are there any Christian factions which have considered Jesus as a "saint"? Your grammar seems to imply there were, though I'm not sure that's how you meant it. (And it would be considered by the vast majority, a heretical view.)

@Zoltar_V

@@YadraVoat as far as I know there are not. However, in late antiquity you had the Arian Christians who denied Christ being homoousios (the same substance as God) and instead thought Christ was subordinate to God and therefore not fully divine

@davidmiller9485

@@Zoltar_V The Arians were considered Gnostic not Christian. Even the Early writings point this out and no, to my knowledge (as sparse as it can be) no Christian faith has Christ anything other then the Logos (part of the trinity and by extension God).

@davidmiller9485

St. John was the proto-ascetic. He represented the first monastic. Starting around the 4th century many people "fled" to the desert to take up his lifestyle.

@joelwu2254

Uh what about the Most HOLY Theotokos, mother of our God

@Lizarman11

A warning from catalonia: the "coca" for salty ingredients, like the ones with meat or veggies, is not the same kind of bread as the sweet "coca de sant joan". It's more flat and hard. Look for "coca de verduras" or "coca de escalibada" for recipes of that type

@LuisAldamiz

Do you think coca is the precursor of pizza?

@Lizarman11

@@LuisAldamiz nah. Putting stuff on bread is old as... bread itself.

@LuisAldamiz

@@Lizarman11 - Fair enough but this is not bread exactly, it's a pastry much as pizza is.

@anvime739

@@LuisAldamiz Bread used ti be flat because for millenia people didnt use yeast to raise it.

@LuisAldamiz

@@anvime739 - I know, I've made crepes, pancakes and chapatis many times (before I went paleodiet, which was a game changer for my health, really, but I digress), coca is not just bread, even if it's similar: the way of making it is more like making pizza. A toast with something on top is not pizza, a pita bread loaf with something inside like a burrito or a kebab is not pizza, but coca is almost pizza (and vice versa).

@n.ayisha

alternate title for this episode: "it's okay to have a small coca".

@limp_dickens

It's how it tastes that really matters

@n.ayisha

@@limp_dickens that's what (s)he said.

@bandguyjohn

You are hilarious! I love how you meld pop culture, food, humor and history. I love your quotes. It's refreshing to have scholarship sprinkled in with entertainment. Who knew I needed this!

@JW-yt7lr

' Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition ' Priceless as ever Max !

@michaeljcdo335

The French - Canadians also celebrate Saint John's Eve which is Halloween for the french-canadians which is a lead-in into the Fête Nationale, the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

@quebecprime

You know it took me the whole vidéo and reading the comment to make the link betwen the feast of John et la Saint-Jean-Batist...

@helenedesmarais8697

The province of Québec National Holiday 24th of june. Anybody remembers the bonfires in parcs with the celebrations? ( that is going out of fashion for obvious reasons ) Bonfire = Bon Feu = Good Fire

@patrickrankin3150

coquille St-Jacques

@matthewdeguire472

As soon as Max said June 23 and Saint John, I started questioning things

@helenedesmarais8697

@@patrickrankin3150 Coquille St Jean made with crevettes de Matane.

@henriquejambu

in here our St. John's holiday is called "festa junina" and I think it's more of a celebration of country people? People usually wear straw hats and checkered shirts and eat corn-based food. Oh, and when you're in school there are dance competitions between classes to songs that I think are our version of country music. It really feels like a mid-year Christmas to me

@OiEuSouOThor_H

I really liked that most of the traditions he depicted in the video explains some of our own "festa junina" traditions, such as the bonfire jumping... :)

@zangetsubr

My fellow Brazilian!

@LuizaLiraArchtect

tava procurando os brasileiros

@MaluhXav

In Brazil we usually have bonfires and feasts in saint Anthony's John's and Peter's day

@joaojahnke9684

And dress as hillbillies for some reason
Not that Im complaining

@joaojahnke9684

Saudade de uma festa junina...

@MaluhXav

Nem fala quero uma festa junina

@cvpazini

Festa junina 😭😭😭

@arthurcolpanidasilva9693

Já quem tem outros brasileiros aqui além de mim, deveríamos tentar convencer ele a fazer algo brasileiro, talvez alguma coisa indigina, já que temos descrições historicas disso , e muitas da culinária atual vem dela.

@Tsuruchi_420

(un)curiously enough, we also celebrate saint john's day here in Brasil, and we do the fire jumping too, but here it's the winter solstice, so you have a good reason to light a fire

@brigitter1469

Love the opening. Love the painting with the cheeky kid serving his master and looking back. We studied this painting in college art appreciation.

@AjiNoPanda

Every time Max tells us what ingredients we'll need I hear the voice of Mrs. Crocombe. I can't be the only one, right?

@pendragon_cave1405

Ahhhhh!! SAME. 😆

@kennashey

Def the same!! :) I"m starting to get way more cooking channels in my subs than anything else....

@emma9556

I was literally now making plans to celebrate Sant Joan tomorrow, and yesterday I baked a coca. I would've never expected Max to make a video about this holiday! This was great!!! Greetings from Barcelona :)

@arcanus9725

Der Voller funnily enough was my favorite painting of the whole bunch, and I was very happy to see it still be kept in the update.

@maryeggness

Can I just say that I love the fact that you take the time to learn how to properly pronounce words/places/names from other cultures; it’s super refreshing to see that level of detail! Lovely video as always :)

@deverygoss3407

Saw your new History slam on my screen. All I could say was, Wooow! Live it.

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment

5 seconds in and that California joke is already lit 10/10

@Lauren.E.O

Pun intended? 🤣

@DIEGhostfish

THat joke made me crack the widest grin.

@Tru7hiness

THE BEACONS ARE LIT, CALIFORNIA CALLS FOR.. Wait nevermind, california us just on fire in general again

@TastingHistory

🤣 the smoke kills me every summer

@renpixie

Right now in Arizona, I smell the smoke from all the fires. Ugh.

@martilatre735

You have done very good research, I’m from Barcelona and you’ve honestly given a really good explanation of the festivities and how to make a good coca, it’s also really cool that you’ve made the traditional one with pine nuts and the fruit. As always you have outdone yourself, congrats Max, I’m a huge fan of the channel.

@TheOwneroftheIC

It's a common myth that the Inquisition was responsible for most witch trials, but they were a lot more common in Protestant Europe, hence why they happened so much in British America.

@MsLeenite

Love the new video intros! This was a very interesting episode. Stephen Maturin, the ship's physician in the "Lucky Jack" Aubrey novels by Patrick O'Brian, was of mixed Catalan and Irish ancestry. Maturin and Aubrey spend time in Catalonia in several of the novels. I enjoyed reading about those visits, so it was nice to learn more about Catalan culture. Thank you!

@sidmac50

Max- love your videos- I learn something new every time I watch one. There are 4 fire festivals in Ireland: Imbolc- Feb. 1-2 , Beltane - May 1st, Lughnassadh- August 1st, and Samhain - Oct 31-Nov. 1. Imbolc celebrates the upcoming spring and is usually celebrated with St Brigids day- you make a St Brigid cross and hang in your house or barn, Beltane- celebrates Summer, Lughnassadh- late Summer or early Fall and finally Samhain which is really celebrating the upcoming Winter.

@sharlharmakhis280

But there is a local holiday that involves fire, it's just expensive, a long drive, and packed with hipsters (Burning Man)

@BigPandaGamer

Max, Bonfires are a important part of St. John's in Brazil too, being a big holiday in some regions of the country with a lot of corn recipes based on african recipes that got their own variantions over the years. Some of them like Canjica, Mungunzá and Pamonha are deeply related with the Northestearn Region and with the Canudos Revolt, pretty worth of an episode

@DarkPatu

I always look forward to Tuesdays now, congratulations on your collab with Sola and for the new intro!

@TastingHistory

Thank you ☺️

@jemcraftscreations

"If it doesn't spark joy, let it spark the fire." LOLOL Love it!!! And love your channel! You are truly inspiring!

@matthewdeguire472

In Quebec, our national (provincial) holiday celebrating Quebec is called Le St-Jean De Baptiste, and its the 24th of June. Most celebration consists of drinking alcohol and throwing parties though. Cool to see parallels in other cultures!

Edit: Just saw someone has beat me to it lol

@lhfirex

I didn't really know about the history in this episode, so this is great! New history, new graphics, and great food!

@DCJMS

Villager: It's a witch!
Inquisitor: You believe in powers other than God?

@marneus

The Catholic Church did not believed in withes. It was the protestatns the ones who burned witches.

@saracosta620

In the Iberian Peninsula, all the Inquisition cared about was Judaism. There was money to be got from that particular persecution. I've once read about this village in the North of Portugal that wanted a woman prosecuted for witchcraft. They got their wish, except the woman was found to be innocent, and then they proceeded to poke anyone that couldn't prove to be a Christian until the 100th generation.

Good for the so called 'witches', but definitely not for anyone else. Especially if there was a target with some money involved.

@LuisAldamiz

@@marneus - The Catholics also persecuted witches... a lot. Max just has not researched the matter enough and also Catholics are very good at whitewashing their history. Here in the Basque Country there were many persecutions with many killed, some were local persecutions (the 13 of Durango), some were made by the Inquisition (Zugarramurdi, Aezkoa, etc.) and the worst of all was made by an infamous French civilian judge, Pierre de Lancre, who thought Basques were all witches, men and women alike, priests too, just because they enjoyed dancing (and possibly sex) too much. He wrote a most infamous treatise on the matter, the "Tableau de l'Inconstance des Mauvais Anges et Demons". The last purported witch ever burned in Europe was in a Catholic country: Austria.

@gso619

@@LuisAldamiz This is much a "SEE?! THEY DO IT TOO!" situation, though. Like the thing where people say a couple of crusades against islamic lands is the same as several dozen jihads against christian lands. Or that the allies bombing Dresden was just as bad as what the germans were doing, even though the luftwaffe killed more civilians in Stalingrad alone than the allies did altogether. Like, yeah, sure, both sides are doing the same things, but one side's doing them a hell of a lot more often, which is kinda the part that matters here.

Cause the explanation's fairly simple - why did witch hunts generally occur? Cause people in some small village somewhere hated one of their neighbors and oh hey, look! What a coincidence. The person who we hate and whose every action we therefore find suspicious, keeps doing suspicious shit. Must be a witch. Time to yeet 'em into the fire! Like, it's basically just crowdsourced murder. So it's no wonder that authorities, including the church generally frowned on the practice and tried to stop it. However, the protestant church has never really had the authority to tell people what to do aaaaaand many of the places practicing it were precisely isolated little communities, such as the ones in the rural parts of England and their colonies. So you've got a bunch of people with no supervision living in the middle of nowhere, whose branch of christianity encourages interpreting the bible your own way and, hey, surprise surprise, they kept interpreting it as "Jesus says it's OK to lynch people I don't like".

@vilena5308

@@LuisAldamiz I think Max simply generalized the situation on the Iberian Peninsula over a large period of time.

@justme2423

My favorite painting, as well. The knowing smile of the boy and the doctor taking the fat guy's pulse is priceless!

@glassdemagogue

i really appreciate the matching of the dough rectangle to the exact aspect ratio of my screen. my first impression was that this must have been very deliberately planned out. i am not sure if this is true, but i will continue to be happy with my supposition that max chose his dough dimensions with careful forethought as to the format his viewers would be enjoying his content. i wouldn't think less of this channel if he didnt, but it makes me happy to think he did.

@glassdemagogue

14 minutes in the proportion is explained. i'm not gonna say my assumption was flat wrong, but i definitely missed the mark.

@markwackerman5593

thank you for keeping that one painting, it truly is amazing to see,

@JakRoto

Max's new video gives a +2 to knowledge rolls based on food and history, as well as rolls to avoid the Spanish Inquisition.

@mixermaster10

Here in Estonia we have Jaanipäev which is St John's day, prob most important holiday in entire year here. Also have bonfires and we often jump over them

@Fusso

St John is a huge celebration here in Brazil too. Jumping over bonfires and overeating and all.

@UnsCaraLi

Triggerei

@savio9668

Yes, in Brazil we call it "festa junina" which translates to something like "June Party". Some people also call it "Festa de são João" which means "Saint John Party". Its awesome, usually we have dances called "quadrilha", Where couples dance together in a fun way and everyone dresses like a "caipira" (basically a rural worker steriotype).

@riograndedosulball248

And specially drinking hot wine like madmen

@piratesteve2467

Your enthusiasm is so contagious, all of your videos never cease to get a smile out of me no matter the kind of day I’ve had. Thank you🙏

@wanderer-G1

Love the historical markers. Holidays, important figures, notable happenings and modern perspective and critique. We, the people, appreciate you.

@ragnkja

We have gigantic fires on St John’s Eve in Norway as well.

@danielsmith2318

how do you guys jump over gigantic fires? just make smaller ones?

@ragnkja

@@danielsmith2318
We don’t jump over the fires, at least not in my village in northern Norway.

@YsabelGamache

We have la fête de la Saint-Jean in Quebec on June 24th. So it is also outside of Europe

@rogerlacaille3148

Well yes,it came with the French from France...🙂..born and raised in Pierrefonds😉

@sue-anneastman3502

It's very popular here in Windsor, as well!

@mariarocha7336

This reminds me of our traditional Christmas cake in Portugal, that you mentioned, "Bolo-Rei" or "King Cake". It is very similar but in cake form, with pieces of the candied fruit in the dough and bigger pieces on top. You should try and make it some time. We also have the tradition of making the bonfires on Saint Anthony and Saint John's holidays.

@DodiTov

His version of King Cake is primarily French. It's a big tradition in Louisiana during Mardi Gras, and the "treasure" is a plastic baby instead of a coin these days.

@mariarocha7336

@@DodiTov it is very similar to our traditional portuguese Bolo Rei cake. And our treasure used to be a dried fava bean or a hiden metal prize that would bring good fortune to whoever found it.

@beatlemania8273

Old opening was great but the new one is pretty nice too! It's not often when a youtube channels new opening is as good as the last one.

@dlabrador

This is great! In Puerto Rico, we dive backwards into the ocean as part of the tradition for Noche de San Juan (nod to the Baptist). Wish we had some specific foods attached!

@justicierodelaliga

Aquí un boricua viviendo en España.

@forteandblues

Every time Max uploads it makes my day!

@melskunk

Love that Der Völler is the Tasting History brand now

@frb1808

THE INTRO IS SPLENDID, GOODNESS!!! <3 <3 <3
Thanks, Mr. Bage!

Btw, that Saint John you're referring to is the Baptist.

@matthewbage9937

Thanks! It turned out pretty nice.

@wanderingfirbolg6738

And in Switzerland, during our national day on august 1st, all around the mountains of Switzerland, bonfires are lit. It's an amazing spectacle and usually a great time to spend with your family and friends, roasting some cervelas over open flame (not the bonfire, it would carbonize the sausages in an instant). Thanks for another great upload.

@Illvester42

closer a million than 500k. well deserved!

@laral9664

I've been following this channel since the beginning and this took me completely by surprise. Gràcies Max per l'atenció i l'esforç dedicats a aquesta recepta. Molt d'amor des de Catalunya, i feliç Sant Joan!

@drmantistobogganmd7595

The feast of Sant Joan is also celebrated in the northeast of Brazil (also with bonfires),
and it's called São João.

@OldFurJar

you should look at the legendary nanaimo bar. i honestly dont even know the history of it, but it might be cool!

@lyna7614

As someone who's been living in Catalonia for almost two decades, I'm really happy and glad you made this recipe. Thank you for showing a tiny bit of Catalan history.

@sheldonboyce3507

You should make the Saturday episodes more often ! You’re literally my favorite YouTuber and I’m an absolute YouTube addict.

@mjmabile22

Here in Louisiana, in the parishes where I live, they build bonfires up on top of the Mississippi River levee during christmas.

@matthewbage9937

Neat!

@headrushindi

I am glad you finally mentioned the name of that great painting that you open with .I have always loved it . Now I need to go find a print of it . I really loved this episode...it was especially Fascinating . You are such a good researcher, teacher . I wish more cooking shows would follow your approach , and give us the provenance behind the food you create.

@Terrelli9

You’re gonna have a smattering of AAAAALLLLL the languages before too long if you keep this up. I minored in linguistics in grad school, so that’s low key my favorite part of this channel.

@matthewbage9937

I'm always impressed by his pronunciation. You can tell he really does his homework.

@adedow1333

Being a trained classical singer really helps. We are taught a lot of pronunciation so we can sing all the music. It makes picking up other languages' pronunciation easier as we already know how to break a word into phonemes.

@Yashael341

I've dabbled in language (unofficially, but with obsession), and I love that you can tell how much effort he puts into his pronunciations!

@jmiquelmb

I’m a native Catalan, and I’m surprised at how good his pronunciation is

@delarkaBCN

@@jmiquelmb a vegades sembla que ho pronuncii en castellà, pero a mi també mha deixa't parat

@homelessperson5455

In parts of the rural American South, a bonfire is a nice and casual excuse for a gathering of friends or a nighttime party. The size of the fire usually reflects the size of the group. Sometimes it literally is just a campfire, and sometimes they built a fricking tower just to set it aflame and the whole town is there.

@thenovicenovelist

Yeah, it can get pretty crazy down here.

@marika147

The region of Poland where I'm from is the one where Łysa Góra (Bald Mountain but really it's a wee hill 595m high) is and where the sabbaths took place. Even the official logo for Świętokrzyskie region has a witch in it! Poland has so many predominantly pagan traditions, it's fantastic - Zielone Świątki, Noc Kupały, Marzanna, dożynki, postrzyżyny.. The list goes on!

@AmandaFromWisconsin

I was surprised to discover that most of the best mountain climbers come from Poland, because I didn’t think Poland really had many mountains. lol It’s cool that you’ve held on to those old traditions; many of those from. Europe never carried over to the North America, for some reason.