Rooted in ancient pagan traditions, this celebration honors the arrival of summer and the fertility of the Earth. Whether you're in Sweden or celebrating elsewhere, Midsummer is a wonderful way to ...

As a result, the conventional Polish celebrations of midsummer are an interesting mix of ... if a woman incanted ‘so help me God’ during the ritual, a clear example of the entanglement of pagan and ...

Midsummer originated as a pagan festival of fertility and symbol ... ask for abundant crops and give thanks to mother earth. The ritual is said to help balance the energy of the planet.

Swedish film reviewers are giving a cautious welcome to Midsommar, a horror film about a bizarre pagan festival in a remote part of Sweden. Directed by Hereditary's Ari Aster, the film stars ...

This holiday was so strongly rooted in the Slavic tradition that the Church authorities decided to make the pagan ritual a part of the Christian calendar – Kupała Night is now known as St. John’s ...

How would this rather unusual claim [of a resurrected Messiah] or message have fallen on the average pagan ear ... EARLY CHRISTIAN RITUALS Among the things that make the Christians different ...

For Rev. Laura González, the business of being a witch is a little subversive — reflecting a female empowerment that she ...

Mabon, also known as "pagan Thanksgiving," is a harvest celebration ... initiated and celebrated the harvest season with ...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of young lovers and fairies. Themes in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream is ...

Ukrainians gathered to celebrate one of the most magical and ancient rituals of their ancestors that dates back to pagan times. Ivana Kupala falls on June 24, during the summer solstice ...

Our new musical for schools A Midsummer Night's Dream has been adapted from Shakespeare's play and makes an ideal musical performance lasting about 1 hour. Download / print the playscript.