"Our ancestors saw wetlands as mystical places where they could connect with their gods and the Otherworld." A 1,600-year-old ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a cache of gold and silver coins at the former site of a seventh-century pagan cult community.

I’d expected to see people placing items on the old stone shrine but instead, I’d stumbled upon a group of pagan women (and one barefoot man) holding a ritual. They circled a fire, throwing ...

Samhuinn (or Samhain) used to be a pagan festival at the end of the harvest season ... The little ones can find out about the origins and traditions of Halloween in Scotland and help to carve a scary ...

which invented it to replace pagan Celtic celebrations on All Hallows’ Eve. So some traditional autumn celebrations in Italian towns have traits and customs similar to Halloween: pumpkin carving or ...

What does Halloween actually celebrate Throughout ... the origin and purpose of Halloween while showing its roots in Paganism dating back to times before Christ and potentially prior to the ...

After my November trip to Luoyang city, (which happened to be exactly during Mabon, the pagan Halloween), there were so many things I saw, experienced, heard about ancient China and Chinese ...

In fact, the eerie roots of Spanish Halloween can be traced back to Galicia, where ancient Celtic rituals still echo through the mists to this day. Samhain, an ancient Irish festival, was brought ...

It’s October, more yet it’s nearly Halloween. Being a parent has certainly rekindled my fondness for Halloween. The costumes, candy, pumpkins, and the excitement in my child’s ...