In fact, the Old English word “geōl” goes way, way back and was used for something decidedly un-Christmas: an annual pagan festival that took place every December. Before that, the Old Norse ...

Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities.

The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, started. To ring in the shortest day of the year, people feasted and celebrated ...

Bodhi Day will fall on January 18, 2024, according to the lunar calendar. Yule is a Pagan tradition celebrated during the winter solstice, which is December 21. The holiday dates back to the fifth ...

The last of Pocklington’s Christmas mummers died in 1930 although this tradition with pagan roots (Christmas itself evolved from the pagan festival of Yule) still takes place not far away in ...

It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities. The story goes that, after Christianity ...

that hasn’t always been the case. In fact, the Old English word “geōl” goes way, way back and was used for something decidedly un-Christmas: an annual pagan festival that took place every December.