2 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions March 17 | Liberalia: an ancient rite of passage 2 weeks ago Adam
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Navigium Isidis: the festival of Isis in Rome 3 weeks ago Adam
4 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Kaziuko mugė – Lithuania’s Saint Casimir’s Fair 3 weeks ago Ivan
2 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions 22nd February: the Roman Festival of Caristia. 1 month ago Adam
4 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions February 15: The Roman Festival of Lupercalia 1 month ago Leo S
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions St Gobnait – the patron saint of bees and beekeeping 2 months ago Leo S
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions February 3: Saint Biagio’s Panettone 2 months ago Anya016
6 min read 2 Holiday, folklore and Traditions February 2: Candlemas, feast of purification 2 months ago Ivan
6 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Imbolc: the ancient Celtic festival of February 2 months ago Leo S
6 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions All you ever wanted to know about St Agnes’ Eve…and St Agnes! 2 months ago Leo S
5 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions January 17: Saint Anthony the Abbot, The Great, or The Father of Monks 2 months ago Anya016
2 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions January 12th: the feast day of Saint Benedict Biscop 3 months ago Ivan
5 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions January 10: Benin Republic’s annual Voodoo festival 3 months ago Danilo G.
4 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions What are the 12 Days of Christmas, and what do they mean? 3 months ago Leo S
6 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Shamans, Goddesses and the pagan origins of Santa Claus 3 months ago Leo S
9 min read 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
8 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Martinmas, St. Martin’s Summer, Indian Summer, Old Wives’ Summer…what is it? 5 months ago Leo S
4 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Dziady – Autumnal Granfathers: the slavic week devoted to commemorating the Dead 5 months ago Danijel90
5 min read People, mysteries and stories The many mysteries (and the truth) of Kay’s Cross 5 months ago Leo S
4 min read History Bali: land of homes designed for harmony….and to keep demons at bay 5 months ago Leo S
2 min read Food Meet the Japanese “Sacred” noodles that have religious Sutra printed on them 5 months ago Robin
5 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries! 6 months ago Leo S
3 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries Timbac Mummies of the Philippines: “fire mummies” housed in mountainside caves. 6 months ago Danijel90
5 min read History Meet the Sibyl of the Rhine…and her recipe for ‘Cookies of Joy’ 6 months ago Leo S
4 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy 8 months ago randomcollabs
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions August 10th: the tears of Saint Lawrence and the night of the shooting stars 8 months ago Leo S
2 min read 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
2 min read 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