First held in the 1880s, the event marks the end of the Yule season and honours Viking history. The festival, held annually, is organised by volunteers and was only ever canceled during major ...

The Christmas symbols are examples: the tree, wreaths, Yule log, lights ... so much meaning and beauty to countless celebrations of the season. In pagan Rome, Dec. 25 was celebrated as the ...

Any time there’s a celebration in Philly, you know that Kyle Pagan from Crossing Broad is going to be on the street filming it. Last night was no different as the Philadelphia Eagles absolutely ...

History tells us that the celebration of Christmas as the birth of our savior, Jesus, was initiated in the fourth century as Roman Christians appropriated the pagan festival of “Saturnalia” (Dec.

Valentine’s feast in the middle of the short month to "Christianize" the pagan celebration of Lupercalia, a fertility festival, History Channel states. At the end of the 5th century ...

Revellers gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in Nordic culture, and features “guizers” in Viking costume marching through ...

The time if celebration for the days October 31-November 2 goes back at least as far as the times of the Druids in western Europe. Some of the Druids appear to have been pretty evil people and I don't ...