Braving the frigid wind tunnels in midtown Manhattan on Saturday, Feb. 1, participants heading to this annual celebration at ...

Many, on meeting the bird, raise their cap to it or even salute it to avoid bad luck. Seeing a lone magpie before going out ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...

Could the Pre-Christian and Christian historical sites at Finner in Bundoran, Co Donegal illuminate a connection to the stars ...

It also stems from another Celtic holiday called St. Brigid's Day, with the Celtic goddess Brigantia being associated with ...

with the Celtic goddess Brigantia being associated with dawn, light, and spring, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The Christian festival known as Candlemas – a festival of light – is ...

Spring starts in March ... and windows to protect against evil spirits and illness. She is also the Celtic goddess of poetry, healing, childbirth and blacksmithing and associated with fire ...

The celebration of Vasant Panchami honours the goddess Saraswati, the patroness of the arts and wisdom, and marks the beginning of spring. Along with other traditional cuisines, "Kesari Halwa ...