Articles related to "Pagan Feast"

The God is reborn! What would a celebration be without a feast? Wassail and hors-d'oeuvres hone appetites. Pleasantries and gifts exchanged before the festive dinner.

History of Christmas celebration - Epiphany, Nicholas and Santa Claus, from Roman celebration to today's Christmas carols, Christmas trees, and gift-giving.

Whether Halloween is a pagan celebration is debatable as the early Christian Church perpetuated the Druid celebration by moving the Feast of All Saints Day to 1 November

Long ago, before electric light, men feared the shadows of the night. In those days people developed some strange customs to deal with the hidden danger.

Holly and Mistletoe have a long tradition in the cottage gardens and folk lore of old England and those traditions have become part of the Christian festive season.

Brighid is a teacher and muse for many pagans, and is celebrated at Imbolc at the start of February. Learn some of the animals and trees most associated with Brighid.

Hallowe'en is celebrated by giving thanks and honoring the dead. Some Celts had a three day celebration, believing Samhain was the 'tween time between summer and winter.

What better way to celebrate the neglected holiday than to combine traditions and foods of the Solar Festivals? Decorate the house in Autumn finery; enjoy the recipes!

For pagans, Halloween is not just spooky fun. They celebrate Samhain, sacred time of honoring ancestor and spirit, marking a New Year as it passes into death and rebirth.