The Caristia, also called Cara Cognatio, was one of several days in February that Ancient Romans honored family or ancestors....
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Lupercalia was one of the most ancient of the Roman holidays, one of the feriae listed on ancient calendars from...
Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed...
Imbolc is a holiday with a variety of names, depending on which culture and location you’re looking at. For istance,...
The ancient Romans had a festival for nearly everything and, if you were a god, you got your own holiday....
The name "Carmentalia" indicates the festivals in honor of Carmenta and her nymphs, the Camene, called Antevorta and Postvorta, in...
The 11th January is the day in honor of Juturna, born as a nymph of the sources and later became...
An Agonalia was an obscure archaic religious observance celebrated in ancient Rome several times a year, in honor of various...
In some areas of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Berchtold Day, or locally Berchtoldstag, is celebrated on this day, January 2. The...
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, whatever your holiday, most of the December holiday traditions that we celebrate today can be traced back...
Christmas is usually considered a Christian festival, but it’s probably the most syncretized holiday on the calendar. The Puritans banned...
Not everyone knows that the Wheel of the Year is a set of eight seasonal celebrations spaced approximately 6-7 weeks...
September is the month of the Harvest Moon, sometimes also referred to as the Wine Moon or the Singing Moon....
We are in Italy. When the Romans conquered the area in the 3rd century B.C. they changed its original name...
Patron saints. Every Italian town has one and a local public holiday for celebrating their heavenly protector. In some italian...
Cornish culture is legendary and mystery awaits around every corner in its land. Despite holy wells are water sources with...
Easter: a secular culture celebrates the spring equinox, whilst religious culture celebrates the resurrection. In religious (and obvious) terms, Easter...
We are in England. It is one of the greatest mysteries of Avalon, the legendary island featured in the Arthurian...
