A cider bowl is passed around and animal bone costumes dance a jig as a crowd wishes good health to apple trees. It’s a tradition with pagan roots in the UK known as wassailing, which is enjoying ...

They found that 30% of Americans qualify as Christian nationalists (adherents 10% and sympathizers 20%). Those figures, PRRI ...

IrishCentral Contribturo Ethan Rooney takes a look at how Ireland's cultural roots are being brought to the fore of modern-day contemporary life.

Valentine's Day is celebrated by couples around the world, but the romantic holiday has a dark and violent past ...

Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the ...

In the eastern Netherlands, near the German border, researchers have discovered an ancient site used for cult rituals, as ...

Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14th, is a day dedicated to love, affection, and heartfelt expressions. Whether ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an early medieval cult site in the Netherlands, that features hordes of gold and jewelry.

In the original festival, men would sacrifice a goat and a dog, then run around naked or nearly naked, hitting women with the animals' hides.

From ancient rituals to digital-age consumerism, this is how marketing—and by extension capitalism—reshaped the way we ...

The story of the origin of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in many myths and legends. According to one version, this day is dedicated to the priest Valentine, who served in Rome in the third century AD, ...

My first exposure to Valentine’s Day was when I was 9 years old watching season three, episode one of “Barbie: Life in the ...