Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in ...

Scholars of Scandinavian studies at the Cluster of Excellence are investigating cultural memories of pre-Christian Nordic ...

The word Halloween seems like a good place to start. The Christian holiday All Saints' Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for over a thousand years. Another word for "saint" is "hallow" — as in ...

Holiday traditions feel timeless, like they’ve always existed in their current form. Families gather around Christmas trees.

She adds that the UK's industry does not enjoy the same government support as its German equivalent. Yasmina believes the ...

In the 1940s, the British ‘The Magic Gang’  were tasked with deceiving German Field Marshal Rommel and his men with ...

The practice of placing swords upright in graves represents a powerful symbolic gesture. Unlike the more common Viking Age practice of ritually breaking or bending weapons before burial, these ...

Winter holidays in the U.S. like Christmas and Hanukkah are inspired by ancient festivals such as Rome's Saturnalia and Norse Yule, celebrating themes of light, renewal, and community.

Wizards of Baking," actors-turned-TV hosts James and Oliver Phelps discuss passing the wand to the cast of the upcoming new ...

The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. Donna Grace/NYPOST As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing ...

Meet a Milwaukee witch - meaning a woman who practices Wicca - and find out what it really means to have this label. Warts not necessary. This story originally ran in 2019.'Tis the season of the green ...