Saturnalia was a midwinter festival in ancient Rome, originally dedicated to Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time.

You know the bumper sticker, of course. Around 350 A.D., you might have seen it on any passing chariot. Or plastered on the back of an ox cart. And if it wasn't, it should have been. Time to take ...

4. Knocking on wood. magico110 / Pexels. Pagan spirituality is strongly tied to nature.Spirits were thought to live in trees. Knocking on wood was to provoke the attention of good spirits when in ...

Pagan Easter traditions actually date back before Christianity existed. And some of these traditions are the reason why eggs and bunnies are such a big part of this holiday.

Winter solstice traditions and celebrations. It's no surprise many cultures and religions celebrate a holiday -- whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or pagan festivals -- that coincides ...

It goes like this: Those naughty Christians co-opted the pagan holiday Saturnalia, commemorated in winter among the Romans, and bent it to their own purposes. It’s not true. Not. Historically.

McClellan said that while the actual date of Christmas probably wasn’t determined by the Solstice or Saturnalia, the celebration of pagan festivals probably did affect how Christians marked ...

The Holly Man, the winter guise of the Green Man, a character from pagan myths and folklore, arrives by boat to act in a free performance with The Bankside Mummers group (from the Lions part) near ...

Wreaths were featured in ancient Roman celebrations of Saturnalia, a mid-December holiday celebrating the agriculture god, Saturn. Circle of holly branches were also likely part of winter solstice ...