Magh Bihu, also referred to as Bhogali Bihu or Maghor Bihu is the most vibrant harvest festival celebrated in Assam and other ...

The Gaan-Ngai festival, the largest cultural and religious post-harvest celebration of the Zeliangrong community, began with grandeur and enthusiasm today in various regions of Manipur. The festival, ...

To analyse the growing interest in UK folklore and mythic history, Ivor Starkey treads the path of traditions of the past to ...

Thai Pongal is dedicated to the Sun God, marking gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Families boil freshly harvested rice with milk and jaggery in a new clay pot, allowing the mixture to overflow ...

Homes and streets will shine brightly as families come together to celebrate this festival of lights. Festivals bring people together, fostering cultural unity and providing moments of reflection and ...

Although the exact date on which Jesus was born remains unspecified, early Christians picked this day as it coincided with pagan festivals of Saturnalia and Sol Invictus that hailed the winter ...

They also have old and often quite disturbing folklore about the man in red. Pagan Finns celebrated St Knut’s Day in wintry January by having men in furry jackets, the nuuttipukki, go from house ...

Shyam Benegal died on December 23, at the age of 90. Tributes poured in from several Bollywood celebrities who remembered the visionary filmmaker. Shyam Benegal died on December 23, at the age of ...

Before I start sprouting horns and an unfortunate beard, I’d like to clarify; I’m no pagan. I’m not going to start urging ... Christmas, like Hanukkah, Eid and Diwali, is a festival of light. A longed ...

zealous imperial authorities sought to impose the new faith on the empire's millions of inhabitants by co-opting their established pagan traditions — including the date when a new festival was ...

Some sources claim that the traditional date of December 25th for Christmas comes from pre-Christian, pagan religions ... as an excuse to continue celebrating Saturnalia, the Roman festival of ...