A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices ... formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops ...

Some Christians reject Easter, citing its pagan origins and lack of biblical backing, instead favouring Passover as the true ...

What is more fascinating, however, is what this implies about the relationship between ancient Baltic pagan cultures and nearby Christian communities. The Importance Of Horse Sacrifice Rituals In ...

The pagan priests there ascribed the silence of their oracles to his frequent passings. One day they seized him, and when he refused to sacrifice ... honorable burial. A church was erected where ...