Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.
However, the most disturbing and controversial pagan Yule rituals may have been the sacrifice of ... white-bearded god on ...
Writing to Santa can be difficult as no one can agree on where he lives, though several countries claim him as a citizen ...
of religiosity and paganism, and Levi-Strauss returns to the news underlining how the Dijon clergy, wanting to destroy Santa Claus, "did nothing other than restore to its entirety, after an ...
The narrative around Santa Claus's origins is complex and contested, with several countries claiming him as their own. While Finland, Denmark, and Sweden tie him to snowy landscapes, the reality might ...
How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus — and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas. https://p ...
By Marcus Harmes and Meredith Harmes Sending a letter to Santa can be difficult as no one can agree on where exactly Santa ...
No explorer reached there until 1926, leaving Santa, if he did live there, undisturbed in his workshop. The medieval and pagan mythologies in Finland and Scandinavia give some credibility to these ...