ROME – The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.

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Cornwall has several stone circles, and as many as 800 sit across the United Kingdom, remnants of prehistoric people who ...

Interest in Paganism and its rituals— crystals and tarot cards, astrology, and herbal magic —has brought pagan religion from the fringes back to the center of pop culture, or at least to the top of ...

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Snuggle up with some holiday cheer as OnMilwaukee shares stories of everything merry and bright in the spirit of the season. The OnMilwaukee Ho Ho Holiday Guide is brought to you by Harley-Davidson ...

Many of the Easter traditions Christians celebrate today date back to the early days of Christianity. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of ...