With the arrival of Christianity, many of the pagan traditions were adapted and Christianized. The celebration of the winter solstice was transformed into Christmas, and the Yule log became a ...

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

Eggs and flowers are rather obvious symbols of female fertility, but in European traditions ... parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations, but he was unsuccessful, and the ...

In many countries, Easter is still the day of days. But in America, we're all about Christmas -- divested, mostly, of its religious trappings.

One tradition, known as the "Hare Pie Scramble," was held at Hallaton, a village in Leicestershire, England, which involved eating a pie made with hare meat and people "scrambling" for a slice. In ...

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