Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...

In 1192, a Papal bull by Pope Celestine III created the "Ecclesia Scoticana", making the Scottish Church separate from the ...

She says winter solstice is one of the eight festivals in the "wheel of the year", a pagan practice based on Celtic and Wiccan seasonal festivals. "Honouring that wheel of the year is a fantastic ...

Christmas 2024 combines ancient traditions and religious significance to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The festival ...

Yule, also known as Winter Solstice, is a traditional festival celebrated by many cultures, particularly those with Pagan or ...

To learn more about the local Pagan community and how they celebrate Winter Solstice each December, begin by imagining an ...

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

known as Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. Yule is an ancient Pagan holiday that celebrates the sun’s return and the days growing longer again.

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, falls on December 21 in the northern hemisphere this year. While celebrated worldwide, it is of particular importance among Chinese communities ...

For the pagan members the church serves, it marks winter solstice, the longest day of ... sanctuary's nature preserve and ...

For the pagan members the church serves, it marks winter solstice ... and throw a decorated Yule log into the fire, symbolizing the returning sun. Fox is a Wiccan priestess, but Circle Sanctuary ...