Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in ...

I have long liked the use of the “Jesus Fish” as a symbol. No doubt you have seen this icon. It can be found on cars, business cards, and is even incorporated into the signage of businesses.

The Pagan Christ (Thomas Allen, 2004) is Harpur's story of his discovery of the writings ... and the narrative material of the Hebrew and Greek Bible had been interpreted as symbol or myth; first ...

Archaeologists recently stumbled across a medieval pagan cult site in the Netherlands where they found a bounty of treasure. The findings were published in the journal Medieval Archaeology.

Valentine’s Day began as St. Valentine’s Day, a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus ...

For the Pompeii helmet, Olshanetsky argues the palm frond was linked to other cultures including the Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Christians, while the griffin was a pagan symbol, according to ...

Fort Drum has announced a pair of gate closures for the upcoming President’s Day holiday on Monday. The Col. Michael Plummer Gate will be closed at 7 p.m. Friday, February 14 and will resume full ...

Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14th, has evolved from a day with obscure and somewhat sinister roots to a global ...

During Trump’s first term, many evangelical Christian supporters explained his lack of religiosity by comparing him to Cyrus, the pagan ruler ... more prominent as a symbol in evangelical ...

When is Valentine's Day in Portugal? Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide on the 14th of February, and Portugal is no exception. While today it is often seen as a commercial celebration driven by ...

The eruption of neo-Nazism and White Supremacy across the country has exposed the public to symbols, terms, and ideology drawn directly from Nazi Germany and Holocaust-era fascist movements. The ...

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