From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – ...

We take a closer look at hermits in art, from ancient statuaries to garden gnomes reimagined by Paul McCarthy.

Libra is ruled by the planet Venus, named for the goddess of love and beauty whose earthly ... and leaves are employed during the pagan fire festival of Samhain, which falls during Scorpio season ...

Ishtar was an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of fertility, love, and war ... of the Easter egg tradition may be rooted in ancient pagan beliefs, the Christian symbolism of the egg as a symbol ...

and Easter gets its English name — and those eggs and bunnies — from a pagan goddess, Eostre. Likewise, Christmas gets its trees and holly and mistletoe and even its gift-giving traditions ...

If you love all things autumn — "leaf peeping" the ... Mabon, also known as "pagan Thanksgiving," is a harvest celebration ...

While named for the pagan goddess of spring, it’s now one of the main festivals ... Over time, however, businesses, schools, shops and the government joined in – who doesn’t love a Monday or Friday ...

Why was the Christian community something that people wanted to join? I think that only because at least certain parts of the early Christian mission were intent in creating new community, that ...

There are far too many who view Halloween as something of a secular high holy day - especially an increasing number of young ...

Anthropologist and pagan Lyn Baylis ... Pomona was the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance and fertility, and hence, it is argued, apple bobbing's ties to love and romance. In one version, the ...