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How did Roman Christmas traditions merge with Christian and Northern Europe Christmas traditions?
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When the Romans conquered their empire, in order to foster an easier conversion to Christianity, they took many of the customs of the pagans around them and incorporated them into their religion. For instance, Easter was originally the worship of Ishtar, the fertility goddess. For Christmas, the origin was the worship of the Roman Saturnalia, or Sun God.
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