Monks and well-wishers joined a dramatic ritual to pray for good health at Hasedera Temple in the western Japanese city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture on Friday. "Dadaoshi" marks the end of the week ...

One story that demonstrates the attempts by Christian literature to put a stop to these cruel, supposedly pagan practices is the legend of Pope Saint Sylvester I and the curing of Emperor ...

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Solomon Fabiyi, for attempting to use his seven-year-old nephew, Jomiloju, for a money ritual. According to the state police ...

said Wilfredo Pagan, 77, of Freeport to NBC 4. Wilfredo Pagan of Long Island claims that Social Security thinks he is dead and is withholding his benefits. NBC “It’s a nightmare,” said Pagan ...

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 ...

The Last Rites main quest in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is a turning point in the game’s story, as it puts players in the middle of the brutal siege of Suchdol. With supplies dwindling and ...

According to NPR, Lupercalia was a sacrificial ritual and festival honoring Lupa, the she-wolf who nursed and sheltered Romulus and Remus. The event was also meant to appease Lupercus, the Roman ...

Remnants of a temple have been found on land owned by the Catholic Diocese of Palai in Kerala, prompting the Church to allow Hindu devotees to hold a devaprasnam — an astrological ritual carried out ...

Valentine's Day is almost here, but it wasn't always the heart-filled, card-giving, chocolate-gifting holiday we know today. Here's everything you should know about the history of the beloved ...

However, it is also believed that the Catholic Church chose to place St. Valentine’s feast in the middle of the short month to "Christianize" the pagan celebration of Lupercalia, a fertility ...

One of the highest ranking judges in Oregon asked a committee of state senators this week to craft a law to protect judges from people who delve into their personal lives to try to intimidate them ...