No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the changes wrought by 2005's Hurricane Katrina, and those from the ...

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

News’ Robin Baumgarten is back in the kitchen! She’s up to her old tricks with some retro recipes. Today, she’s cookin’ up a Miracle Whip Yule Log. Ingredients 1-4oz can slices ...

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Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden Humble Marcus Freeman Maintains Clear Stance on Historic Feat With Heartfelt Tribute for Martin Luther King EXCLUSIVE: A first ...

ABOVE VIDEO: The celebration of Christmas as we know it today stems ... In Germany, people honored the pagan god Oden during the mid-winter holiday. Germans were terrified of Oden, as they ...

Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities.

Reverend Christopher LaFond, board member of EarthSpirit and Director for Western Massachusetts Pagan Pride Day, explains its significance and how it's celebrated. (Mass Appeal) - Yule is a ...

Christmas is a much-beloved holiday, celebrated by billions of people across the globe. In the U.S. alone, the Pew Center reports that nearly 96% of the population celebrates Christmas, including ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter solstice.

Advent is observed with the lighting of candles, display of wreaths, and special ceremonies ... December 21 Winter Solstice – Wiccan/Pagan Yule is the time of greatest darkness and the longest night ...