"Norway and the Nordic countries have a pagan heritage to be somewhat proud of. A heritage that few have been aware of," says ...

(Fittingly, storks return to Europe from Africa about 9 months after the summer solstice.) After the founding of the Polish state and the simultaneous introduction of Christianity to its territory in ...

Whether it’s torchlit processions, folk dances or modernised pagan rituals, these events take you far off the beaten path into Europe’s cultural heart. Bonfires and blessings: Medieval ...

(Burchard of Worms, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) One change that led to witch trials across Europe was a change in how the Catholic Church viewed witchcraft. In the 10th century ...

comparative religion and Indo-European studies, as well as searching for surviving relics of the ancient pagan religion still present in the tales, legends, and customs of the Slavic folk. Their ...