Like several other evergreen plants, mistletoe is used to decorate homes at Christmas. It has a very long history of use in medicine, and there
What is the meaning of the winter solstice and why was it celebrated? Is there a connection between the pagan winter solstice traditions and Christmas?
When we think of a Christmas tree we usually imagine it to be a conifer – a fir, a spruce or a pine. And indeed
Since the custom of decorating a tree at Christmas has its roots in medieval liturgy and biblical drama, the earliest decorations were religious symbols. A
Much is unclear about the origin of the Christmas tree. But it seems to have emerged at a meeting point of two traditions: pagan winter
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