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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
It's interesting that you would mention paganism. Christmas, in and of it's self is intertwined with pagan traditions. Santa Claus and the christmas tree are both pagan traditions. It really hasn't been a pure christian religious holiday.
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So very true... most of the traditions associated with Christmas now were borrowed or adopted from the religious practices of the Celts and Germanic peoples...
For example the practice of decorating a tree with ornaments and lights was done by both the Celts and Germans. Then there is the whole Mistletoe thing... tied in to the fertility rituals of the Celts.