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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March, 17: It’s St Patrick’s Day!

2 weeks ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 17 | Liberalia: an ancient rite of passage

2 weeks ago Adam

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March 14: Mamuralia

2 weeks ago Adam

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• History

Salii: the jumping priests of Rome

3 weeks ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Navigium Isidis: the festival of Isis in Rome

3 weeks ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Kaziuko mugė – Lithuania’s Saint Casimir’s Fair

3 weeks ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

2nd March: Holy Wells Day

4 weeks ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

22nd February: the Roman Festival of Caristia.

1 month ago Adam

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February 15: The Roman Festival of Lupercalia

1 month ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

St Gobnait – the patron saint of bees and beekeeping

2 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 3: Saint Biagio’s Panettone

2 months ago Anya016

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February 2: Candlemas, feast of purification

2 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Imbolc: the ancient Celtic festival of February

2 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Februalia: a time of purification

2 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

All you ever wanted to know about St Agnes’ Eve…and St Agnes!

2 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 17: Saint Anthony the Abbot, The Great, or The Father of Monks

2 months ago Anya016

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Carmentalia

3 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 12th: the feast day of Saint Benedict Biscop

3 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 10: Benin Republic’s annual Voodoo festival

3 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 7 | Frigg’s Distaff Day

3 months ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 2: Berchtoldstag

3 months ago Anya016

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

What are the 12 Days of Christmas, and what do they mean?

3 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Shamans, Goddesses and the pagan origins of Santa Claus

3 months ago Leo S

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Io, Saturnalia!

3 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

I bùr ad Sant’Andrè – The dark nights of Saint Andrew and other stories about November 30

4 months ago randomcollabs

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• History

The Capacocha, Human sacrifices in the Inca Empire

4 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 16th: Enjoy Hecate’s Night!

4 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Martinmas, St. Martin’s Summer, Indian Summer, Old Wives’ Summer…what is it?

5 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Dziady – Autumnal Granfathers: the slavic week devoted to commemorating the Dead

5 months ago Danijel90

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• People, mysteries and stories

The many mysteries (and the truth) of Kay’s Cross

5 months ago Leo S

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• History

Bali: land of homes designed for harmony….and to keep demons at bay

5 months ago Leo S

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• Food

Meet the Japanese “Sacred” noodles that have religious Sutra printed on them

5 months ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries!

6 months ago Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Timbac Mummies of the Philippines: “fire mummies” housed in mountainside caves.

6 months ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mabon (?) and the Autumn Equinox

6 months ago Adam

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• History

Meet the Sibyl of the Rhine…and her recipe for ‘Cookies of Joy’

6 months ago Leo S

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• Travel

The church of San Martino: a splendid balcony on Lake Como

7 months ago Anya016

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy

8 months ago randomcollabs

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August 10th: the tears of Saint Lawrence and the night of the shooting stars

8 months ago Leo S

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• Travel

Sanctuary of Santa Vittoria, the Romanesque church built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

8 months ago arthurodas

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lammas: welcoming the harvest

8 months ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Santa Maria del Piano, the ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

8 months ago arthurodas