This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...

What is more fascinating, however, is what this implies about the relationship between ancient Baltic pagan cultures and nearby Christian communities. The Importance Of Horse Sacrifice Rituals In ...

EARLY CHRISTIAN RITUALS Among ... more noticeable to their pagan neighbors. They don't go to the temples. On important feast days when it would be customary to offer sacrifices on behalf of ...

Some Christians reject Easter, citing its pagan origins and lack of biblical backing, instead favouring Passover as the true observance of Christ’s sacrifice.

After a long winter it’s easy to see why our ancestors created rituals and festivals to celebrate the coming of spring. With the Pagan festival of Beltane on the horizon, the Nottingham Pagan Market ...

EARLY CHRISTIAN RITUALS Among ... more noticeable to their pagan neighbors. They don't go to the temples. On important feast days when it would be customary to offer sacrifices on behalf of ...

So how did a nearly forgotten pagan fire ritual become one of Scotland’s most iconic annual events? Costumed performers prepare for the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh. The annual event ...