This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...

Despite widespread claims, the Easter Bunny is not a relic of ancient pagan religion but a relatively recent tradition rooted ...

In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do ...

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

May Day, also known as Beltane, has its roots in ancient pagan traditions, particularly in the British Isles and Ireland. It was originally celebrated as a cross-quarter day, marking the halfway point ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of ...

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

It s only fair to ask after all these chaotic decades Just what kind of liberation even is this and whose freedom are we ...

Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.

A new study has revealed that Thetford in East Anglia stayed Pagan much longer than historians once believed. Jewelry from a Roman treasure hoard found in Thetford Forest suggests that Pagan practices ...

Ancient Greeks baked small round loaves marked ... whether these customs influenced early Christian bread traditions. Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre. They baked bread ...