Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.
Before there was Christmas, there was the Viking winter solstice celebration known as Yule. Many raucous traditions from this ...
Christmas is a much-beloved holiday, celebrated by billions of people across the globe. In the U.S. alone, the Pew Center ...
A new book explores how Christmas in Czechia embraces ancient pagan and Catholic traditions despite its reputation as one of ...
Christmas is steeped in tradition, much of which has evolved over time. What are the origins of Christmas and how was it ...
EAGLE POINT, Ore.- It’s Christmas Eve and the day that many kids around the world have been waiting for is almost here. But ...
But it seems that the pagan influence on some Christmas traditions ... It's been suggested that the seasonal character of "Santa Claus" or "Father Christmas" was influenced by the Norse god ...