Every year thousands of people put on scary masks and carnival costumes to celebrate Uzgavenes (before the Lent), the Lithuanian equivalent of the Mardi Gras which marks the last day of feasting before the fast of Lent. The festival has deep pagan roots that heavily influence the Uzgavenes celebrations.
Intentionally, the holiday is meant to celebrate the last days of winter and to greet sprin
When one thinks of pagans in modern day Europe one generally thinks of teenagers rebelling against Christian upbringings or older alternative type people referred to as Neo-Pagans. Many readers would be surprised that there remains one corner of Europe where at least in some areas Christianity never took root at all and the locals remain pagans just like their parents and their parents parents be
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday, in one of the most closely watched free speech decisions in years, that a tiny religious sect could not force a Utah city to let it erect a monument to its faith in a public park.
The fact that there is already a Ten Commandments monument in the park in Pleasant Grove City does not mean that city officials must also allow the religious group cal
… Calvary Lutheran Church, Geele Avenue and 27th Street, will have … Universalist Fellowship, 708 Erie Ave., is hosting Pagan/Wiccan Tuesday Teas and Talks from 6:30 to …
No one gets too worked up about witches anymore. They’ve gone mainstream, even in the fairly conservative world of Mormonism. US Army chaplains now apparently get training in basic Wicca beliefs. Beliefnet even added A Pagan’s Blog to its wide-ranging blog lineup.
So … is this a good thing or a bad thing? Progress or decadence?
The frustrated organisers of the Cookham Festival are so dismayed at the lack of maypole dancing volunteers that they have pledged to take up the challenge themselves.
A plea was made by festival committee members for dancers to uphold the festive seasonal tradition as one of the many activities at this year’s event.
Festival chairman Mike Copland said: “It’s tragic that a tradition like thi
Upon first impression, you’d think it was another patriotic country song and video: A man in a cowboy hat sits on the stairs of the Jefferson Memorial, singing earnestly about hard times. Guitars twang in the background. The refrain swells with lyrics about liberty and the Bible. But the scenes shift, and suddenly there’s an Asian-American woman playing a cello in front of San Francisco’s Golden G
… No easy feat, no matter what your religious background, so props to Michelle and Jim … lesson plans in it for Pagan and Wiccan families. : a huge resource of homeschooling … families. : While not Pagan, the UU Church is extremely Pagan-friendly, and their homeschool curriculum …
… all the boxes. A 30-year-old virgin, he was a devotee of the ancient pagan religion called Wicca. He had a picture of the Cerne Abbas giant inscribed on a black-painted wall …
… A Wiccan’s Reply to a Mormon’s Query is wondering … that a secular society does not regard religious beliefs as worth fighting about. To each … By this I do NOT mean that Wicca is the religion of the future, or …
