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

But it wasn’t Christmas quite yet. The influence of Saturnalia on Roman culture was significant, contributing to the social fabric of the era. It also shared links with other Roman and pagan ...

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

From uniquely American holiday activities to Welsh winter customs, here’s how different countries and cultures celebrate the ...

Although today's commercialized Christmas is considered distinctly American, the festival was banned in the nation's earliest days. New England's Puritan leaders considered it a pagan or papist ...

In Solvang, a town known for its Christmas spirit, a pagan tree-burning ritual serves as the season's biggest highlight.

Christmas is, ultimately, a reincarnation of our ancient, pagan festivals, celebrating the turning point of the year. This is the moment when days start to lengthen and the world starts to turn ...

It is believed the date was chosen in "an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions" of the pagan festival Saturnalia ... In other countries, the name for Christmas is phonetically closer ...

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.