Why is Christmas pagan and what is an alternative tradition to Christmas one can do instead? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas ...

When you gather around the Christmas tree or stuff goodies into a stocking, you're taking part in traditions that stretch back thousands of years — long before Christianity entered the mix. Pagan, or ...

Many of us learned that Christians set the date of Christmas to co-opt pagan holidays. Both the Roman Saturnalia festival and Sol Invictus, the Feast of the Unconquered Son, fell around Dec. 25.

Though December 25 is the day Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the date itself and several of the customs we've come to associate with Christmas actually evolved from pagan traditions ...

Some say Christmas originated with paganism and claim it is a “pagan holiday.” I’d like to see if those who make these claims are consistent with such rational. To those who assume that celebrating ...

Constance Konold has lived in France for 50 years, half of that time in Paris, the other half in country villages bordering Normandy. But the Hoosier native continues to celebrate Christmas with ...

You know the bumper sticker, of course. Around 350 A.D., you might have seen it on any passing chariot. Or plastered on the back of an ox cart. And if it wasn't, it should have been. Time to take a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Pagans get a bad rap. These historic, pre-Christian cultures do not worship devils. In fact, they originated many components of treasured Christmas traditions. In late December, the ...

I recently read an article in which a Christian critic of Christmas quipped that Christmas is no more than “paganism wrapped with a Christian bow.” The case is made that the celebration of Christmas ...