snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?message-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareWhy are churches in Europe almost always built on top of Pagan ritual sites?snoons@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
Repost from a little earlier because I spent too much time on my answer and I’m salty that OP deleted the thread.
minus-squaretrailee@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoAlso why they celebrate the birth of Jesus around the winter solstice. Surprise, those pagan rites were all about the church this whole time!
Also why they celebrate the birth of Jesus around the winter solstice. Surprise, those pagan rites were all about the church this whole time!