This is a pagan tradition and symbolizes the end of the cold winter and the coming of the spring.

这是一个传统的外教和象征冷战结束和冬季的到来，春天。

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Another important motif of the festival is the Christmas tree, around which traditionally people would dance around hinting at the pagan origins of this mid-winter celebration.

圣诞节的另一个重点是圣诞树，在这一天，人们会围着圣诞树跳舞，这也表明圣诞树是圣诞节形成之前的隆冬节日的重要组成部分。

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In Germany, people honored the pagan god Oden during the mid-winter holiday.

在德国，人们被基督教神奥登。

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The pagan Slavic holiday of Korochun, celebrated on winter solstice, was more like Halloween: Evil spirits were at their most powerful on this night, until the new sun was resurrected and defeated them.

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