The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

Saturday was quite the day for the CSRA’s biggest college basketball rivalry between Augusta University and USC-Aiken. Barred business and the national action network held a state of emergency town ...

Halloween (the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain) marks the start of the darkest time of year because it sits evenly between ...

If you saw some people that looked like they were out of a bygone era you may have been near the Imbolc Irish Festival.

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Many, on meeting the bird, raise their cap to it or even salute it to avoid bad luck. Seeing a lone magpie before going out ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

In my faith tradition, radical love means welcoming the stranger. It means questioning my very natural human instinct to see ...

As the ritual closed and the evening wound to an end, attendees enjoyed a community potluck and friendly conversation. With the scent of incense still hanging heavy in the air, ritual participants ...

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, is encouraging members of the public to ...

Whether by brewing a cleansing tea, baking a honeyed bannock, or leaving a symbolic offering to nature — engaging in these ...

Candlemas’ roots are steeped in pre-Christian times. Traditionally, Celtic cultures celebrated four festivals that were based on seasonal turning points: Samhain, Imbolc, Beltaine and Lughnasa. Many ...