Most of the puritans were against holding Christmas day as they regarded it to be a pagan holiday. Fresh researches disclose that most of the holiday traditions of the Christians were borrowed from several sects. It is believed that the traditions of beautifully decorating the Christmas trees with garlands and wreaths are borrowed from the Roman tradition. The Romans followed the tradition of placing candles on the live trees during the celebration of Saturnalia.
| Celtic Druid origin was the tradition of the practice of kissing under the mistletoe. This was considered as a sacred tree that was symbolic of peace and love and often referred to as the " Golden Bough". During the summer and winter solstice the Celtics are known to have offered mistletoe to the sun god. | Besides being referred to as the emanation of the sun's fire they were looked upon as the "seat of life" of the sacred oak.
The Christian rituals also incorporate Scandinavian solstice traditions. The Book of Christmas Folklore and excerpts from the book The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop are books that reveal about all these rituals and practices owed their origin to the tree worship practiced by the ancients.
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