The kukeri festival (pictured) is a colorful tradition in which men wear intricate costumes and masks depicting mythical ...

Venture into Somerset’s cider country to mark the turning of apple season at a traditional wassailing ceremony.

It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities. The story goes that, after Christianity ...

Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities.

A beautiful but lesser-known tradition in Belarus involves whispering one's deepest desires to trees within its ancient ...

Watching a groundhog emerge from a cozy burrow in early February feels quintessentially American, but the tradition of turning to animals to predict the spring comes from pre-Christian pagan ...

After the founding of the Polish state and the simultaneous introduction of Christianity to its territory in 966, the pagan celebrations of Kupala Night fell into disfavour. Nevertheless, efforts to ...

The Lamb of Christ, found on an altar at Saint Patrick’s Basilica, represents Jesus’s devotion to guiding and leading the ...

Groundhog Day, a weather prediction made by a groundhog, has its roots in both ancient pagan customs and modern folklore.

Most people are aware that Halloween's origins lie in the northern European Celtic and pagan festival of Samhain. Fewer people are aware of the unique and macabre Welsh traditions of our very own ...

Why is this unit important? In both popular fiction and anglophone Modern Paganism, it is common to combine Greek and Roman myths with those from other traditions. These juxtapositions are often ...