March 5 was the date of an annual, ancient Roman, nautical religious festival called Navigium Isidis, literally “Vessel of Isis”,...
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Of Norse origin, Ceadda was a deity connected to sacred, healing and underground waters and therefore also to springs and...
During the Middle Ages, many monks manually copied ancient books so they could be passed on to future generations. Over...
According to a Russian legend, hidden beneath the waters of Lake Svetloyar, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region north-east of Moscow,...
The Caristia, also called Cara Cognatio, was one of several days in February that Ancient Romans honored family or ancestors....
Lupercalia was one of the most ancient of the Roman holidays, one of the feriae listed on ancient calendars from...
The "Sin-Eater" is a profession that survived until the last century: in short, grieving family members of a recently deceased...
February 3th is the day dedicated to the holy protector of the throath, Saint Biagio (known in English as Saint...
The island that Saint Aidan (born around 590 and died in 651), an Irish monk that restored Christianity to Northumberland,...
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....
According to traditions, Saint Anthony the Abbot, celebrated on this day, is Patron Saint of Amputees, animals, basket makers, brush...
The name "Carmentalia" indicates the festivals in honor of Carmenta and her nymphs, the Camene, called Antevorta and Postvorta, in...
January 12th marks the feast day of Saint Benedict Biscop (born about 628, Northumbria, died on Jan 12th 689/690). He...
We are in Ireland. The remote valley of Gleann Cholm Cille, in western Donegal, was already a holy site when...
Despite the Camposanto, a monumental cemetery, is just right next to one of the most recognized buildings in the world,...
In some areas of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Berchtold Day, or locally Berchtoldstag, is celebrated on this day, January 2. The...
Corenno Plinio is a small and charming medieval settlement just few minutes far from Dervio, on the eastern branch of...
We are in Greece where, on New Year’s Day, a centuries-old tradition is observed in almost every household, that of...
The Laorca cemetery is located in the Laorca district north of Lecco, region of Lombardy, in Northern Italy, and has...
Happy and excited, millions children (and not only) across the world will tonight have one eye on the clock as...
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, whatever your holiday, most of the December holiday traditions that we celebrate today can be traced back...
Bells, especially Church Bells, have traditionally been associated with Christmas for a long time. In some churches it is traditional...
Poinsettia plants are native to Central America, especially an area of southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon where they...
Along with candles, wreaths, stars, bells and mistletoes, there is another ubiquitous decorative item for Christmas, one of the favorite...
Christmas is usually considered a Christian festival, but it’s probably the most syncretized holiday on the calendar. The Puritans banned...
As night settles in Africa, across Togo and Ghana, where the Ewe people lives, the Adze, it is said, slips...
Considered by many to have been the most important naval engagement in human history, the Battle of Lepanto was fought...
Not everyone knows that the Wheel of the Year is a set of eight seasonal celebrations spaced approximately 6-7 weeks...
