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Millions of Christians around the world celebrate Jesus death and resurrection during the Easter season. But did Christ institute Easter?

Xmas stands for Christmas and represents the Christian celebration in a meaningful manner. X is the symbol of Christ in Greek text, and is a meaningful term for holiday.

Parallels to many of our Christmas customs can be seen in the winter solstice celebrations of ancient times.

Candlemas celebrates Jesus' presentation in the Temple 40 days after Christmas. It has pre-Christian roots as the mid-point between winter solstice and spring equinox.

Whether Halloween is a pagan celebration is debatable as the early Christian Church perpetuated the Druid celebration by moving the Feast of All Saints Day to 1 November

Learning about celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa is a great way for secular kids to feel connected to others during the December months.

The history, origin and traditions of Imbolc, or the Festival of Brigit.

Artificial Christmas trees sold on alibaba.com come in a wide variety of materials, designs, shapes and sizes.

The Easter Bunny handing out eggs has its roots in pagan mythology. The calendar, the rabbit, and the eggs are all tied to Celtic mythology.

While several people may affix a wreath to their front door, it is doubtful if many truly are aware of the significance of Advent.

Halloween, a popular holiday, comes from All Hallow's Eve, an early Christian holy day, and has Christian roots in a celebration to honor the saints, living and dead.

There are practitioners of the Olde Religion who are also Christian. Both spiritual paths celebrate spring's holidays with seasonal flowers and foods.

If asked to describe the Day of the Dead it would be fair to conjure up images of scary ghosts and ghouls. For the people of Mexico, nothing is further from the truth.

These fun Christmas questions will keep family and friends guessing facts about names of Santa's reindeer, Christmas pudding history and the outdoor nativity scene.