When is Mardi Gras? Why Fat Tuesday is celebrated, the origins of the holiday
The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.
来自MSN3 个月
Exploding snowmen and pagan rituals: Kick off the New Year at Europe’s most unique winter ...
Europe’s most intriguing festivals aren’t always the ones on postcards or Instagram feeds. As winter melts into spring, you’ll find age-old celebrations steeped in local folklore, unique ...
University of Sheffield2 年
Pagan chaplaincy
"I am a core facilitator for a local group ‘Pagan Pathways’ and also help organise local open rituals to celebrate the seasonal pagan festivals. "Please feel free to get in touch at any time to ...
BBC2 年
Halloween, Samhain and more: Festivals of the dead from around the world
Not Halloween as we know it, but many of the customs we practise today evolved from this Pagan festival. Pronounced ‘sow-en’, Samhain is a Gaelic holiday beckoning the ‘darker half’ of the ...
BBC4 年
Spooky Wales - Noson Galan Gaeaf
Most people are aware that Halloween's origins lie in the northern European Celtic and pagan festival of Samhain. Fewer people are aware of the unique and macabre Welsh traditions of our very own ...
National Post20 天
Sheepskins and scary masks drive winter away in ancient pagan festival
Every early spring, the southern Hungarian town of Mohács hosts an ancient pagan festival. The streets fill with men wearing wooden masks and thick woolly cloaks in a centuries-old tradition.