The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

Photographer Jon Tonks spent over a year documenting Cornwall’s fishing communities—capturing their struggles, traditions, ...

(The winter solstice occurs Dec. 21 or 22 ... The early Christmas celebrations combined a mix of pagan andChristian ...

Easter is the Christian holiday that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So the tradition goes, the ...

The custom of children drowning Morana is a testament to ancient traditions celebrating the arrival of spring, which have endured in various forms across Poland. For centuries, pagan rituals have ...

After more prayers, the chief druid ... we do have a bonfire and feast for the Winter solstice,,” she offered. “But no, we don’t call ourselves a pagan group because we have people from ...

Some speculate that the close proximity of the spring equinox to St. Patrick’s Day is due to a merging of ancient Celtic traditions ... is very similar to the winter solstice event at Newgrange ...

the Yule cake held deep pagan roots tied to winter solstice celebrations. This fascinating origin story reveals how ancient rituals evolved into the sweet traditions we enjoy today. Fed delivers ...

As we move further into spring, shedding layers and inhibitions, the hours of daylight we experience will grow until we reach the summer solstice ... heavy metal. Pagan traditions honored the ...

The sun does not set at the poles, and daylight lasts 24 hours. The winter solstice is the opposite. The sun is at its lowest point in the sky, bringing the shortest day and longest night. Sunlight ...

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