“And this prickliness would help to ward off evil spirits or catch ... And, when Queen Charlotte and Queen Victoria started putting candles on their trees like Luther, “everyone followed ...

The Sacramentals excite good thoughts by recalling to our minds some special reason for doing good and avoiding evil; especially ... the paschal candle, which represents Our Lord risen from ...

In many countries it was believed that evergreens would keep away witches, ghosts and evil spirits and illnesses ... Christmas pyramids of wood and decorated them with evergreens and candles if wood ...

Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, has his roots in Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian bishop known for his generosity. The Dutch referred to him as Sinterklaas, a name that evolved into Santa ...