Some of the loudest claims of pagan origins surround the tradition of evergreen Christmas trees, a practice even the White House observes. But while pagans considered evergreen trees magical ...

These trees are still erected in the living rooms of modern observers of Christmas. However, the most disturbing and controversial pagan Yule rituals may have been the sacrifice of animals and humans.

History tells us that the celebration of Christmas as the birth of our savior, Jesus, was initiated in the fourth century as Roman Christians appropriated the pagan festival of “Saturnalia ...