The springtime holiday of Hocktide not only allowed villagers to cross social boundaries in the name of fun, it helped them raise funds for nonsecular needs.

The pioneering collection of farm and craft buildings at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff preserves traditional design and building techniques.

Exploring the Celtic origins of everyone's favorite harvest holiday celebrating thresholds between life and death.

In nineteenth-century New England, it was held to be essential to whisper to beehives of a loved one’s death.

Many Irish holidays blend the Catholic faith with ancient Celtic tradition and mythology. Some original pagan holidays are still practiced in Ireland today.

The human fascination with rabbits, including the Easter Bunny, is long and deep. But why rabbits? 

The Nazi regime used Christmas to foster among the German people a sense of national unity and pride.