The witch’s new year is upon us! Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival that marks the end of the Celtic year, occurs from October 31 to the November 1. Also known as the birth of Halloween, it’s a time ...
In the 7th century, England stood at a crossroads — torn between the old gods of its ancestors and the rising tide of Christianity. This film explores the story of the last great pagan ruler who dared ...
A jury has convicted Felix Javier Pagan, 40, of raping a woman inside his North 7th Street apartment in 2022, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, Nov. 5. He was found ...
Edna O'Brien’s writing in the novel form, short story, and prose sought out those stories and experiences that so often go unspoken, silently acknowledged, but rarely explored. O’Brien’s writing for ...
Easter is a festival and holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world who honor the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred three days after ...
Have you ever been told Easter is a pagan word? What about eggs and rabbits, are they pagan symbols too? We are sometimes led to believe the usual Easter traditions are based around a pagan ...
Halloween 2025 is on Friday, October 31st and is the first of a series of holidays for the Fall and Winter seasons. There is a tremendous amount of history surrounding this holiday as well as numerous ...
The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter is older than Christmas itself. Decorations are mentioned in ancient descriptions of the Roman feast of Saturnalia, which is thought to have ...