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The Pagan influence on Christmas

The Pagan influence on Christmas

How the Winter Solstice was turned into a Christian festival

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Tony McMahon
Dec 02, 2022
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Greetings to Gold and Silver Level Templar Knights. My look at the medieval Christmas continues with an investigation into how pagan rituals survived the triumph of Christianity. Read on to realise how you’ve inadvertently kept the pagan light burning in your home!

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The Medieval Christmas at the time of the Knights Templar was twelve days of feasting and …

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