Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

Wikimedia CommonsYule marked the end of the solar year and was celebrated with many festivities on the darkest night of winter. Christmastime. Noël. Nativity. Yuletide. Even the many different ...

With the arrival of Christianity, some traditions between Yule and Christmas became blended. “Wreaths represent the never-ending wheel of time in many Pagan traditions. Evergreens are ...

Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...

Even pagan symbols, such as the Yule log, were adapted into Christmas traditions, symbolizing warmth and light during the winter solstice. The Industrial Revolution further reshaped Christmas ...

(Mass Appeal) – Yule is a festival that takes place on or ... board member of EarthSpirit and Director for Western Massachusetts Pagan Pride Day, explains its significance and how it’s celebrated.

But other Christmas traditions go back further ... As in other parts of the world, the pagan Vikings celebrated the midwinter period with feasting which they called “Yuletide.” ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter solstice.

It’s a pagan holiday,” said Ken Albala ... So in places where they took that very seriously, they don’t have very strong Christmas traditions. And I think in a way that Thanksgiving is very much ...

Explore unique Christmas traditions from around the world—fascinating customs from KFC dinners in Japan to summer barbecues in New Zealand.

Christmas 2024 will fall on Wednesday ... chose to celebrate Jesus's birth near significant dates for pagan traditions to weaken and undermine the significance of these celebrations (Saturnalia ...