A handfasting ceremony is an ancient Celtic and pagan tradition that has become a beautiful ritual that still occurs at Irish ...

While Ashley became an out-and-proud activist, Lear has publicly denied any assertions about her past for decades.

If Candlemas day be cloudy with rain, winter is gone, and won’t come again. —Early Christian saying Every Feb. 2, Americans annually terrorize a large rodent in the pagan ritual we lovingly ...

During Candlemas, Christians would light candles to predict how long winter would last. The first official Groundhog Day was held Feb. 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

This tradition started in Europe as Candlemas Day. Germans who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s brought the custom to America. Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil is the most well-known, ...

The Christian festival known as Candlemas – a festival of light – is also observed on Feb. 2, and is also a precursor to Groundhog Day.

The Christian festival known as Candlemas – a festival of light – is also observed on Feb. 2, and is also a precursor to Groundhog Day.

The Christian festival known as Candlemas – a festival of light – is also observed on Feb. 2, and is also a precursor to Groundhog Day.

Groundhog Day is Sunday, and if Punxsutawney Phil and Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck don't see their shadows, we could enjoy an early spring, the folk tale says.. Since the 1800s, Groundhog Day ...

Candlemas, 1464, Old Armenian manuscrupt, museum of Armenian Holy Savior Cathedral, New Julfa, Armenian quarter, Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran ...

Badger Day itself was derived from another holiday known as “Candlemas,” a Christian holiday held on Feb. 2 to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary after Jesus was born.