Try these Yule treats at your next holiday gathering.
For neopagans, the winter is packed with meaningful holidays. Many of these events date back to the most ancient days of humanity. The Feast of Yule, for example, has been celebrated in one form or another since…
People all across the world use the holiday season as a chance to connect with friends and family.
The Christmas time can be wonderful for many. The religious and secular alike celebrate this holiday for a variety of reasons. Though traditions vary, people all acro…
Diwali is the Hindu autumnal “Festival of Lights”.
Religion and culture are often closely tied together, so it’s no surprise that many seasonal holidays also hold spiritual significance for their celebrants. A bountiful harvest was regarded as a gener…
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many people are taking time to step back and evaluate their lives.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many people are taking time to step back and evaluate their lives. Usually, this is the time when people show ap…
Bobbing for apples is a famous Halloween Tradition.
Halloween is one of the spookier holidays to be observed across the world. Historians and researchers believe Halloween’s modern incarnations evolved from a variety of different sources, though a vast majority o…
The women-only Bacchanalia festival would take place in the wilderness at night.
The autumn is a time of year when the world begins to wind down from the excitement of summer and prepare for the doldrums of winter. The change from one season to another was often im…
Samhain is an event meant to symbolize the cycle of death and rebirth.
Most people in the Western World know October 31 is Halloween, a day to wear costumes, eat candy, and indulge in the darker, scarier side of human nature. Still, it is far from the only holiday …
People of all ages celebrate Halloween in America.
Halloween is a spooky holiday with lots of creepy and fun traditions. For children, it means putting on fun costumes and heading out to ring doorbells and collect candy from neighbors and relatives. Adults also cel…
Celebration of the vine in the month of September.
Recent years have seen a boom in regard to how many holidays are packed into each calendar year. “National Grilled Cheese Day,” “National Cat Day,” and “National Encouragement Day” get mixed in with mor…
Cultures throughout history have had different unique ways of honoring the dead.
Loss is a natural part of life. Since the concept of death goes back as far as life itself, it makes sense that cultures throughout history have had different ways of honoring the dead…