These days, Christmas roughly coincides with the ... Wreaths were featured in ancient Roman celebrations of Saturnalia, a mid-December holiday celebrating the agriculture god, Saturn.

Just Christmas Eve and the big day to get through, and you’re home and dry. Might be worth firing up a Yule Log, burned according to the ancient traditions of tree worship – though ...

Long before the birth of modern Christmas, people marked the shortest day of the year- the winter solstice. Ancient cultures ...

An ancient Iranian god of the sun ... The festival is believed to be the source of many modern Christmas traditions, including wreaths made from holly and ivy, caroling, and advent candles.

There are a number of Christmas traditions unique to Ireland that are still followed today that you can introduce into your home this year. Many Irish Christmas customs have their roots in the ...

For example, the 12 days of Christmas commemorated in the popular carol actually originated in ancient Germanic Yule celebrations. The continued use of evergreens, most notably the Christmas tree ...

Like in other Slavic cultures, the roots of Christmas celebrations in Ukraine reach ... How It Used to Be in the Ancient Times.” The song depicts a mythical time when there was no land or ...

The ancient church set its religious feasts ... How do Eastern Orthodox observe Christmas? Traditions vary, but typically the big worship service is the night before — this year on Saturday ...

While there are certainly many festive Christmas celebrations and symbols tracing back to both ancient Christian and pagan ...