For centuries, pagan tribes in Europe's Baltic region used sacrificial horses in funeral rituals. Researchers have long ...

Pagan and Christian elements have been fused in Halloween for centuries. In the 1800s, Irish immigrants brought their Halloween traditions to the Americas and mass media have spread elements of ...

Ivan Kupala is a pagan ritual celebrated in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus which originally marked the summer solstice But as Christianity came to the region it assimilated the celebrations and moved ...

Someone who sins is meant to bring something of himself – his heart and emotions – and to experience a sense of closeness to ...

Corn dollies were and still are used in pagan ceremonies. It is now a decorative art form which reflect superstitious beliefs. They are used to thank Mother Earth for the Harvest and also as a ...

Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" captures the fury of seasonal change, but the real story of renewal lies in the quiet ...