Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > What are the names the Catholic church has given to the Pagan festivals?

What are the names the Catholic church has given to the Pagan festivals?

In: Christianity, Paganism [Edit categories]

Answer:

All Hallows Eve = Samhain
Christmas = Yule
Candlemas = Imbolc
Easter = Ostara
Litha = Whit Sunday
Lughnasada/Lammas = St Mary's Mass
Mabon = Harvest Festival

Answer

The adoption of pagan holidays and conversion to Christian meanings started with the Roman Church (the predecessor to the the Catholic Church) and was done for reasons of political expediency.

The Roman Emperor Constantine needed a religion that would unite his failing empire, so paganism and Christianity were merged.

First answer by Pagan Magic. Last edit by PaulaGem. Contributor trust: 202 Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Christianity questions?

	Where does the pulpit go in a church?	Answer it!
	What is the story of the holy grail?	Answer it!
	Was Mere Christianity Translated into Vietnamese?	Answer it!
	Is train a christian?	Answer it!
	What are the four heresies?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

What is the name given to the movement against the Catholic Church in 1517?
The movement is called Protestant Reformation or the Protestant Revolt.The Protestant Reformation
What is the name given to the doctrine used by the Catholic Church?
Dogma is doctrine taught by the Church to be believed by all the faithful as part of divine revelation. from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City,...
What was the name of the first Catholic church?
The earliest Catholic community (at least if you follow Catholic teaching) was the 12 Apostles themselves, from Pentecost onwards.
What is the name of founder of the Catholic Church?
Jesus Christ is the founder of the Catholic Church, the one, true Church. For more info on the Catholic Church, read the Baltimore Catechism...it has many answers to questions about the Catholic...
What is the name of the statue in a Catholic church?
There are often many statutes in Catholic churches and there don't need to be any. They don't have a particular name. For example, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the statue of the Blessed...