Christmas Day is fast approaching falling on 25 December as it does every year. But it wasn’t always that way. Here’s how the ...

Though often used interchangeably with ‘Christmas’, the word Yule describes a pagan celebration that happens every year on ...

The exact date of the winter solstice varies annually, but it always falls between December 20 and 23. This year, the ...

December marks a very important month all around the world as it marks the year coming to an official end. For many, this ...

Christmas in America blends pagan roots, German customs, and Christian traditions, shaped by figures like Dickens and St.

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The history of the Christmas tree dates back to pagan winter customs. Later in history, German Christians put apples on fir ...

Mythology and customs walk hand in hand through our holidays, often so married and entangled they are accepted without ...

A Yule log is a rolled sponge cake designed to resemble a wooden log, served during Christmas and linked to a historic winter ...

A growing number of Britons who leave Christianity are turning to paganism or other forms of spiritualism instead of ...

The Witch of Whiting, also known as Princess Katey joined her fellow white witches, special guests and members of the public earlier this fall for a spellbinding event called “Witches Day: A Magickal ...

The Christmas traditions we love, trees, stockings, carols, plum cake, didn’t start the way we think. Their surprising ...