Some of the loudest claims of pagan origins surround the tradition of evergreen Christmas trees, a practice even the White House observes. But while pagans considered evergreen trees magical ...

The timing of Christmas likely evolved from when ... Pope Gregory in the year 601 told Christian missionaries that pagan practices, including using trees in ceremonies, could be continued as ...

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when and where these pagan traditions morphed into the tradition as we know it: Several countries claim to be the birthplace of the Christmas tree, and there ...

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin. It's true — historians don't agree on where people started celebrating Christmas with a decorated fir tree, and who did it first.

many Europeans continued to practice the pagan winter solstice traditions even as Christmas gained popularity. However, the Christmas tree as we know it today didn’t rise to prominence until the ...