Greenlanders in recent years have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions like drum dancing or getting Inuit tattoos. For some, it’s a way to proudly reclaim their ancestral roots. But it's ...

The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

In Syria, many Kurds celebrated Nowruz in secret under Assad. With him gone, Kurdish people are throwing their biggest spring equinox party in decades. But some still fear for their safety.

Calling all seafood lovers! On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the Deering Estate, the award-winning Deering Seafood Festival will delight its guests with everything from cooking demonstrations by top ...

which is a holiday that can be traced back to medieval Europe and stems from Pagan festivities. In European countries, specifically France, various kingdoms would host end-of-Winter parties ...

Taking a trip to Europe and want to explore your wild side? Travel guru Rick Steves says this is the best time of year to ...

The Renaissance, as a wall label in Reimagining the Renaissance reminds us, began in Italy six centuries ago but its ...

While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New Orleans, the holiday is celebrated across the globe, from North America, to South America, Europe ... of years to pagan spring ...

Craig Bernard for The New York Times Folk football, as this type of game is known, began as a pagan ritual and laid the foundations for soccer and rugby, as well as American, Australian and Gaelic ...

We of the West have inherited it simultaneously from Israel and from pagan Europe. The Greco-Roman heritage lingers on in the pagan names of Sunday, Monday, and Saturday—named after the Sun ...