A metal detectorist in Germany just uncovered a stunning Viking hoard by the Schlei River — 200 artifacts, including silver ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of Christian faith — but they actually started as part of pagan rituals.

A pagan symbol. The more common theory, which is more likely to be correct, ... that the Easter Bunny first recorded in German folklore in 1572 does ultimately have an origin in the use of hares as ...

The Fascinating Origins of 15 Spring Symbols and Traditions. Yes, a lot of them involve eggs. By Editorial Staff | ... the Easter Bunny is actually on loan from German paganism.

Christian symbols, pagan roots A photographic exploration of pagan influences in the iconography of Montreal’s Catholic Churches . Fringe Arts Photo essay Rebekah Walker — Published January 28, 2025 2 ...

Following trends that date back to the early years of German Romanticism, many Germans, by the late nineteenth century had turned to fanciful new narratives about German racial origins and paganism.

“Members of a pagan Norse religion, called Odinism, hijacked by white nationalists, ritualistically sacrificed Abigail Williams and Liberty German,” his attorneys wrote in the documents seen ...

Richard Allen’s attorneys claim there were ‘possible Odinism signatures left behind at the crime scene’ where Libby German and Abby Williams were found dead. Rachel Sharp reports ...

What I didn’t know as a child was that many of these traditional practices associated with Easter are connected to Eostre. Eostre is a West Germanic pagan goddess of dawn, who is celebrated during the ...

For example, according to Christian knowledge, the Christmas tree is associated with St. Boniface and the German city of Geismar. Once during his life Saint Boniface (672-754) cut down the tree of ...