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That depends on how you define "pagan". Strictly speaking it refers to the European people who did not practice Christianity starting around the 4th or 5th century. This included people who participated in the "mystery schools" which were an amalgamation of beliefs from the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Pythagoreans, and others. Gnostic Christians would also fall into this category, since they were branded heretics (and therefor, pagan) by the early church. Since the church came after many of these groups, there really is not one pagan group which could be called the first.
Etymologically, "pagan" comes from Latin meaning peasants, in which case anyone who was not part of Roman aristocracy was pagan, in which case, the Romans would be the first pagan people.
However, if one accepts the more specific, church endorsed definition of pagan, any religious practice outside of the church would be pagan, including Native Americans, Buddhists, Taoists, Australian Aboriginees, Aztecs, Mayans, etc. In this case, the earliest "pagans" would be the early Mesopotamians, which are the oldest known civilization from back around 31-3200 BCE.
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Was constatine the first Christian emperor?
No. Constantine was born a pagan, lived as a pagan, and most likely died as a pagan. He was the first emperor to legalizeChristianity.
How do you become pagan?
first of all you have to believe in the beliefs (yes i know this is obvious, but some people only want to be pagan because it is "cool") then you can either join a coven, which traditionally takes a year and a day, or you can self initiate yourself, which i did. you pretty much just follow the religion and once you call yourself pagan, you are pagan.
What did people do for a living in Pagan?
Need more info/clarification. What do you mean exactly by "Pagan?"
How did European Pagan Religions influence the formation and creation of Christianity?
Many practices and customs of Pagan people were so deeply rooted in the hearts of the Pagan people that the Christians wanted to convert so they found ways of combining them into the new practices of Christianity to make it easier for converting Pagan people to Christianity.
Can you believe in Jesus if you are pagan?
If you were a pagan first, but ieve in Jesus.later read the bible and believed it you can then believe in Jesus.
Who first introduced Valentine's Day as a Pagan ceremony in England?
The Romans, it was later dropped as a pagan belief.
Will you make a sentence usein pagan?
Pagan people can be found on almost every continent and in every country in the world. There are many various religions and practices that have come to be known as Pagan. The word Pagan stems from the Latin words Pagani and Paganus meaning people who dwell (live) in the country.
The first great Burman state was the kingdom of?
Pagan
Who was the First emperor to forbid pagan worship?
Constatine
How many people live on Pagan Island?
500000
Are pagan gods real or mythical?
As real and as mythical as any other deity you can name.My Take:Some people think all gods are Mythical. General belief is that the pagan gods of old are Mythical and as they are called the pagan gods, most people can't even remember them.So the answer your teacher is looking for Pagan Gods = MythicalGod of Christianity not.
When is pagan marriage proposal right or wrong?
When either or both of the people getting married are practitioners of a Pagan Pathway it is appropriate for the proposal to be of a pagan nature. The marriage or "hand-fasting" may then be preformed by a pagan High Priestess &/or High Priest (if it is to be legally binding be sure that one of those people performing the ritual is recognised by the local authority). The Ritual may also be performed by a High Priestess/Priest and a recognised legal person (Justice of the Peace, Judge, Minister etc), or you may have two rituals, one Pagan, one secular). If either or both of the people being engaged are pagan but not yet "out if the broom closet" the proposal may be pagan but the marriage may not necessarily be. See the above options and add just a non-pagan service with friends and family of all paths attending. If one of the people being married is non-pagan and they or their family are opposed to a pagan Ritual then not only is it inappropriate, it is inadvisable.
