Compelling and comprehensive, this book may nonetheless be an uphill climb for lay readers with little more than a basic ...

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

Therefore, the New Year's Eve ban of Santa Claus (and at the same time the ‘Jingle Bells’ Christmas song) surprised few ...

In Solvang, a town known for its Christmas spirit, a pagan tree-burning ritual serves as the season's biggest highlight.

The Utopia is more than a car. It's a handcrafted invitation to one of the world’s most exclusive motoring clubs.

We begin—briefly, thank God—in Texas, where Governor Greg Abbott fudged a tribute to Jimmy Carter, who passed away this week. From KHOU-11 in Houston: ...

The 12th day after Christmas Day is traditionally celebrated as the Feast of the Epiphany, but was known in Ireland as ...

For every Puerto Rican, says Crocante Restaurant chef/owner Yamuel Bigio, Día de Reyes is a special day. “It’s not celebrated as much in the United States,” he explains, “but I think for every Puerto ...

of religiosity and paganism, and Levi-Strauss returns to the news underlining how the Dijon clergy, wanting to destroy Santa Claus, "did nothing other than restore to its entirety, after an ...

Over time, his story travelled to Northern Europe, where it merged with local pagan traditions. On the first Saturday after November 11, Sinterklaas, the jolly precursor to Santa Claus, makes a grand ...

Christmas carols, for example, started out as a pagan winter ceremony called “wassailing” to ... There are also multiple ...