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.

Another deep-rooted Polish custom associated with Morana is the preparation of a gaik – a decorative symbol of spring, echoing the ancient Slavic goddess of the forest, fertility, and vitality, Devana ...

Upon arriving in Poland, the Bui sisters began to discover the mysteries of Polish Romanticism, and were stricken with awe. Their fascination with Slavic mythology, culture, and folklore led them ...

The history of a powerful Christmas symbol.Although the Christmas tree is a relatively recent addition to the list of holiday traditions, it goes back several centuries, as do many other customs ...

On the moors near Whitby there are signs and settlements going back thousands of years. These are best seen at Malo Cross.

While traces of Poland’s pre-Christian, pagan belief system are embedded in Polish culture and traditions, practice of the faith itself largely disappeared in the centuries following the country’s ...

Photography Pagan church finds ‘sacred space between the worlds’ on Index riverfront At the Aquarian Tabernacle Church, rituals with ancient roots celebrate Pagan gods, the Earth and “the ...

The puzzling depiction of a vicious predator — either a dragon or a snake — devouring a frog on an early medieval belt buckle from the Czech Republic may be a symbol from an unknown pagan cult ...

Paganism is on the rise. It all started with “The Wicker Man” Human sacrifice apart, the film made a life shaped by ancient traditions seem rather appealing ...

Although paganism is one of those catchall words applied to widely disparate views, the worship of natural forces generally takes two forms: the deification of nature, and the deification of force.