Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, though it also encompasses Greek, Roman and pagan traditions of giving gifts and feasting around the Winter Solstice. It is a time when ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

While it is a Christian holiday, modern traditions, such as Christmas trees and the giving of gifts, have roots in Paganism and modern societal changes. While most have a common idea of what the ...

Russia's Orthodox Church leader says paganism is spreading in the combat zone with Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill lambasted "neo-pagan sentiments among some military personnel". Kirill sees the war as a ...

Easter is a time for chocolate eggs, bunnies, and chick decorations, but there is a real reason why we use eggs to celebrate ...

It was there that they finally agreed to stick with the Roman practice of determining Easter. This brought England in line ...

Candlemas is observed 40 days after Christmas, as called for by the Jewish custom of purification 40 days postpartum ... early Church’s strategy of adopting and reinterpreting existing customs to ...

The Bridgetown Church minister met teenagers and young adults who had faith in astrology, of course, but also crystals, aliens, Native American ideas about nature, paganism, pantheism, assorted ...