A beautiful but lesser-known tradition in Belarus involves whispering one's deepest desires to trees within its ancient ...

humanity has celebrated the event with pagan rituals that involve feasts, bonfires, dances and singing to reconnect with nature and the magic of summer. For the Swedes, the summer solstice is a ...

It has links to ancient beliefs, including the Greek and Roman gods and paganism ... a look at some of the international ...

(Fittingly, storks return to Europe from Africa about 9 months after the summer solstice.) After the founding ... incanted ‘so help me God’ during the ritual, a clear example of the entanglement of ...

The summer solstice and subsequent longest day of the year are celebrated by many cultures around the world with numerous traditions ... celebrations rooted in paganism are the highlight of ...

Summer solstice is here. It’s the longest day of the year, with the sunset due to take place at 9:51 pm. In druid and pagan traditions, the summer solstice is a day of spiritualism and mysticism.

The summer solstice happens when the angle of tilt ... And over the last 100 years or so, there has been a revival of ancient pagan traditions and worship including celebrations held at Stonehenge ...

During the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere ... The remnants of these overshadowed pagan traditions remain in our Christmas celebrations, for instance, and according to the free ...

Rooted in ancient pagan traditions, this celebration honors ... note the festival is held almost two weeks before the summer solstice, on the weekend of June 7-9. The American Swedish Institute ...

The summer solstice is almost here ... to the gods at the Temple of the Earth during the solstice, according to English Heritage. Some traditions linked to the solstice have carried on until ...