Toilet gods — deities associated with these essential yet often overlooked aspects of daily life — have been venerated in ...

Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...

New Year's Eve was celebrated in ancient times, contrary to what some may believe. It was among the most universal pagan ...

The heady world of the early Christians began with Jewish followers of Jesus and later became dominated by Romans attracted ...

To analyse the growing interest in UK folklore and mythic history, Ivor Starkey treads the path of traditions of the past to ...

Every year, on January 6th, the tradition of the Befana's stocking brings a touch of magic and nostalgia to Italian homes.

While the story of Adam and Eve might seem far-fetched, there is now a growing body of evidence which suggests that at least ...

IN the first and second of the “Remember the sabbath day” series, we established that the true Sabbath day is Saturday, the seventh day, not Sunday which is the first day of the week. This was ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

The short answer is no, but certain aspects of Hanukkah bring Christmas to mind. What are these aspects? Both occasionally ...