Blending pagan rituals with Catholic tradition, Dyngus Day in Buffalo is a lighthearted festival to celebrate the end of Lent ...

As readers may recall, the Venice Biennale debacle was discussed at some length in this column on Saturday, March 1. The ...

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

May Day isn’t just for Maypole-dancing anymore. Here's how May 1 evolved from a pagan holiday to a communist day of ...

The symbolism of the hare has had many tantalizing ritual and religious roles down ... In 1790, the local parson tried to stop the custom due to its pagan associations, but he was unsuccessful ...

However, Professor Buckland acknowledges that the actual origin of the Bacup practice is "complicated and now irretrievable" ...

York has a wealth of artisanal crafts; many connected with the evolution of the city. The Minster’s brand-new Centre of ...

They have in mind things like the Notting Hill Carnival, Hogmanay, Highland dancing, and artisanal crafts such as roof thatching and basket-weaving. It will form a UK-wide inventory that champions our ...

Misunderstood by a capitalist colonial culture as a bankrupting waste of wealth and frowned on as a pagan ritual, the potlatch was banned by the government from 1885 to 1951. However, with the ...

The Surva Festival is a centuries-old ritual. Men called kukeri wear heavy fur costumes and clang massive bells. They dance through towns to chase away bad spirits. The festival has pagan roots ...