St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on February 1st, honors both the Christian saint and the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. It marks ...

Wassailing has had a revival in recent years, according to English folklore website Tradfolk.co. The site's editor James ...

I can’t, I can’t.’ But I carried on.” The parade of Mamuthones is an annual winter tradition in the Italian village of ...

Samhuinn (or Samhain) used to be a pagan festival at the end of the harvest season. Traditionally, it consists of fireplay, drumming, and dance performances dedicated to a dramatic interaction between ...

The new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, played a key role in persuading the previous Government ...

“But this is a pagan festival,” Gungui told me ... and he and his neighbors needed to quickly harvest their grapes or they’d lose a year’s work. He elaborated when we spoke a few ...

Gorgogyri, a village located at the foot of Mount Koziakas in Thessaly is renowned for the festival celebrating the custom ... to house to exorcise evil and to extend wishes for a good harvest and ...

The second book of Kings describes Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or “high places.” It outlines how he “removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones” and “did ...

Image of one of the rooms discovered in the ancient complex. An ancient pagan worship place, allegedly sealed by ancestors of Jesus Christ has been discovered in the heart of Jerusalem after ...

Magh Bihu, one of Assam's most cherished harvest festivals, is a time of joy, gratitude, and community celebrations. The festival, which falls in January, marks the end of the harvesting season ...

Bollywood celebrated the annual Indian harvest festival Lohri on January 13. On this day, people gather around bonfires, sing traditional songs and share sweets to mark the occasion as a symbol of ...