The word Pagan came from the Latin word paganus, which means âcountry-dweller.â These rural people often incorporated nature in their belief systems and were polytheistic (believing in more than one God). They differed from most religions in its non-hierarchal (with no paid clergy) and were more equally led by women. Pagans celebrate seasonal festivals and ceremonies. Christians used the term Pagan interchangeably with heathen, as a put down because many country people were not rich or highly educated. In Paganism In Christian Holidays, Wheeler presents evidence that modern Christian...