Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

it speaks of history and tradition, of religiosity and paganism, and Levi-Strauss returns to the news underlining how the Dijon clergy, wanting to destroy Santa Claus, "did nothing other than ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s easy to wonder where Santa Claus comes from ... This part of Santa’s history is less clear, although many historians believe it came from a combination of ...

From St. Nick to Santa to ... call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick, Santa or Kris Kringle, the history of how he got ...

Santa Claus, the iconic figure who brings holiday ... ivy, or mistletoe. This pagan symbol of nature and renewal brought joy to the public during the dark winter months. Over time, this character ...

Santa Claus is a name derived from Sinterklaas or Saint Nicholas. Along with pagan elves and gnomes, another element in the long and very complex history of Santa is the Christian bishop St ...

Some of the loudest claims of pagan origins surround the tradition of ... It's been suggested that the seasonal character of "Santa Claus" or "Father Christmas" was influenced by the Norse god ...

But it seems that the pagan influence on some Christmas ... but according to the author Phyllis Siefker in "Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning ...