Sentences with phrase «old pagan festivals»

He made conversion easier by substituting festivals in honor of Christian martyrs in place of the old pagan festivals.

Again the act of Baptism comes from other religions and like the Church that decided to build on past pagan ground and to hijack the old pagan festival dates like Christmas and Easter, God draws us to Himself in a gentle way as He turns our old attitudes and ways upside down.

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And yet it may have done some good by borrowing from the Pagan world the old festival called Christmas.