The winter solstice - usually 21 December - is likely ... And over the last 100 years or so, there has been a revival of ancient pagan traditions and worship including celebrations held at ...

The ancient Stonehenge monument ... For this reason, pagan and druid communities actually celebrate the first sunrise after the winter solstice. Traditionally, the winter solstice was a time ...

In 1790, the local parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations ... The idea that the witches of winter should be banished at Easter is a common European folk motif, appearing ...

There’s nothing to look up and see at the moment of the solstice, but if you look up, you may see some shooting stars as the Geminid meteor shower winds down and the Ursid meteo ...

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

The winter solstice, the oldest-known winter celebration ... Pope Julius I as the date of Christ’s birth to replace the ancient pagan Roman midwinter festival called “Saturnalia” with ...

In 1790, the local parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations, but he was unsuccessful ... The idea that the witches of winter should be banished at Easter is a common European folk ...