Ancient pagan fertility rites, which long predate Christianity, represented male fertility through symbols such as upright stones, pillars, obelisks, or slender towers. The lingam, a stylized phallic symbol, is found worldwide. Various architectural structures, like towers, spires before churches, and minarets before mosques, originated from these ancient fertility rites and phallic worship practices.

The Philistines, persistent adversaries of God's people since the time of Abraham, revered Dagon, their fish god, who was an abomination to the God of Israel. This enmity was evident when Samson, in the 12th century BC, perished while demolishing the Philistines' temple of Dagon. Later, the Philistines attacked the Israelites, capturing the ark of the covenant, with Dagon remaining a central figure in their worship.

Many modern Easter traditions stem from ancient pagan practices tied to fertility worship. The name Easter likely originates from a Germanic goddess, Eoster or Ostara, associated with the radiant dawn and up-springing light, a symbolism easily adapted to the Christian resurrection day. Further back, the name connects to Middle Eastern goddesses like Ishtar, Astarte, Isis, Aphrodite, and Venus, often modeled after Nimrod's wife, Semiramis, as named by the Greeks. These goddesses embodied fertility, encompassing love, sex, power, and even war due to the conflicts arising from such passions. Throughout history, symbols like eggs and bunnies have been linked to fertility across 6,000 years of human tradition. Chocolate, often seen as an aphrodisiac, ties into themes of love and sex. The original Easter bonnet, a circlet of leaves and flowers, symbolized the cycle of seasons and the arrival of spring. Even the Easter ham may trace back to a legend involving Ishtar, proclaiming a pig be eaten on the anniversary of Tammuz' death, as he was slain by a boar. In the first millennium, the Catholic Church incorporated these pagan Easter traditions into its Feast of the Resurrection, blending ancient fertility symbols with Christian observance.

Valentine's Day is a continuation of the ancient Roman rite of Lupercalia, observed on February 15 to honor the fertility god Lupercus. During this festival, goats and a dog were sacrificed, and goats' blood was smeared on the foreheads of two young men, then wiped off with wool dipped in milk. Young men, clad only in goatskin, ran around the base of the Palatine hill, striking women with goatskin strips to ease labor for the pregnant and to promote fertility in others. Lupercalia, a fertility festival, celebrated the pastoral god Lupercus, who was linked to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture and fertility, and traced further to the Greek god Pan, associated with woods, fields, and flocks. These deities, often depicted with human torsos and goat features, align with the use of goats in the sacrifices and rituals of the feast. The connection extends through Pan to the Phoenician sun god Baal, a god of fertility and nature, identified with Nimrod, a mighty hunter, reflecting the theme of fertility central to these celebrations. Additionally, the mythological figures of Cupid, linked to Nimrod, and Venus, equivalent to goddesses like Aphrodite and Semiramis, symbolize fertility, often depicted with exaggerated features to emphasize this attribute. The thread uniting Lupercus, Faunus, Pan, Baal, Nimrod, Cupid, and Venus is fertility, reducing the Lupercalia to a celebration that lowered moral inhibitions under the guise of religious observance.

The celebration of New Year's Eve, occurring just a week after Christmas, carries deep pagan roots that true Christians should be aware of and avoid. This time of year, often marked by parties, countdowns, champagne, and other revelry, is not sanctioned by God as a time for celebration. Instead, the New Year in early spring, known as Abib in Hebrew, serves merely as a calendar marker, generally falling in mid-to-late March or early April. God mentions this period without endorsing any festivities, focusing only on its role in timing significant events like Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The modern customs associated with New Year's Eve, far from being aligned with God's intent, stem from pagan origins that have been Christianized over time. As a warning, the voice from heaven urges God's people to come out from such practices, to avoid the wicked ways of Babylon and the punishments that follow.

As the Israelites entered Canaan, a fertile land of milk and honey, they encountered a culture of farmers who worshipped Baal and Ashtoreth, fertility gods credited for their abundant crops. Coming from a background of shepherds, the Israelites were drawn to these deities, not only due to a lack of faith in the One True God, but also because of the sexual promiscuity associated with Canaanite worship. The Canaanites, an immoral people, embraced temple prostitutes and public indecency, believing such acts pleased their gods and ensured better harvests. In contrast, God's rules for the Israelites were strict, prohibiting premarital sex, adultery, and mandating fidelity to one spouse. As the Israelites interacted with the peoples of the land they were to conquer, they observed these foreign worship practices and were tempted by the apparent enjoyment of the Canaanites, marking the beginning of a struggle for their hearts and minds.

Why would anyone consider cooking a young goat in its mother's milk? Why did God bring this to the Israelites' attention? According to various Bible commentaries, the pagans of that era and area practiced a fertility rite involving boiling a kid in its mother's milk and sprinkling the broth as a magic charm on their gardens and fields. They did this in the hope of increasing the yield of their crops. Through His commands, God instructed His people to keep His holy days in the ways He prescribed, not in the ways that the Canaanites and Egyptians observed their days.

Fertility worship, deeply rooted in ancient pagan practices, is a significant aspect of Satan's deceptive 'holy days' and mankind's pagan holidays. One such celebration, now known as St. Valentine's Day, was originally the fertility festival Lupercalia. This day ranks number one in candy sales, with billions spent annually on cards, candy, and gifts, targeting especially children, who exchange millions of cards with teachers, classmates, and family members. Red roses, favored by Venus, the Roman goddess of love, and associated with Jupiter, the goddess of desire and erotic love, are produced in vast numbers for this occasion. God does not want His first fruits to be involved in these pagan celebrations, as they are rooted in customs used to honor false gods. Despite claims of merely having fun with family and children, God warns against adopting such practices, emphasizing the need for His people to remain separate from these traditions of fertility worship and paganism.

Valentine's Day has deep roots in pagan fertility worship, originating as a Roman feast dedicated to Lupercus, a god of the hunt and fertility. This festival, held around February 14th, included bizarre rituals such as young men or priests whipping women with goat thongs, believed to promote fertility or ensure a safe birth. The Roman god Faunus, often confused with Lupercus and depicted as a goat-like creature, may also be linked to these strange customs. Additionally, symbols like the heart, associated with Baal or Nimrod through linguistic similarities, and Cupid, the god of erotic love and son of Venus, reflect the holiday's pagan underpinnings. These elements of fertility worship and eroticism stand in stark contrast to the values Christians are called to uphold, highlighting the holiday's incompatible origins.

Easter, as observed by many, is steeped in pagan origins rather than biblical truth. The name Easter itself derives from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre or Estera, a Teutonic deity of spring and fertility, to whom sacrifices were offered in April. This name was transferred to the paschal feast, revealing its pagan roots. The Teutonic dawn goddess of fertility, known by names such as Ostara, Eostre, and others, was celebrated in springtime across various ancient cultures under similar names like Ishtar from Assyria, Astarte from Greece, and Aphrodite from Cyprus, all tied to fertility and renewal. Many pagan religions in the Mediterranean region marked a significant seasonal celebration at or following the spring equinox, often centered on themes of death and resurrection. The Phrygian fertility goddess Cybele and her consort Attis, believed to be born of a virgin and to die and resurrect annually around March 22 to 25, exemplify this. Similar cults, such as those of Tammuz, Osiris, and Dionysus, shared these motifs of ever-reviving vegetation gods, influencing rituals that later intertwined with Christian observances in the same geographical areas. Easter traditions further reflect these pagan underpinnings. Hot cross buns originated from the feast of Eostre, the Saxon fertility goddess, where an ox was sacrificed, and its horns became a symbol carved into ritual bread, later marked with a cross representing the moon and its quarters. Easter eggs, a universal symbol of Easter, trace back to pagan customs celebrating the return of spring, emblematic of germinating life. Eggs were sacred in ancient civilizations like Egypt and Babylon, used in rituals and regarded as symbols of regenerative life. The Easter rabbit, another emblem of fertility, is linked to the Norse goddess Ostara, with both hare and egg representing fertility in pre-Christian traditions. These customs, including dyed eggs and the Easter bunny, were integral to ancient mystery religions and spring festivals across cultures, long before their association with Christian Easter. The adoption of such practices into Easter observances highlights a blend of pagan elements, overshadowing any biblical foundation for the holiday.