Edinburgh's Calton Hill will be ablaze with fire this week as the Beltane Fire Festival signals the end of the dark months. The Iron Age Celtic ritual has been celebrated for thousands of years.

Beltane is a Gaelic May Day celebration and ... For thousands of years, people have observed the Celtic ritual from the Iron Age.In 1988, a group of ardent supporters revived the festival in ...

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This annual festival, steeped in tradition and folklore, marks the homecoming of King Mahabali, whose legendary reign is commemorated with elaborate rituals and joyous festivities. Onam is more than ...

The word Beltane roughly translates as “bright fire” and is an important ritual, which survives today as a Gaelic tradition, where a Beltane bonfire is lit. Seen as a purifier and healer ...

It offended my aesthetic sensibilities that there seemed to be no Pagan names for the summer solstice or the fall equinox equivalent to Yule or Beltane—so I decided to supply them. Kelly ...

The festival spans over a period of 10 days, with each day holding significance and its own set of rituals. Onam is seen as a period for enjoying food and fostering cultural connections.

Upon death, the body is washed and prepared for burial. In the days before the funeral, the body is not left alone. Shiva is the first seven days of mourning after the burial. Some Jews ...

Hartalika Teej, celebrated on the third day of the Shukla Paksha in Bhadrapada, is an important festival for married women praying for their husbands' well-being. Unmarried women also observe this ...

Devotees then perform special prayers and chant hymns as part of the rituals seeking his blessings. Ganesha’s favorite foods – coconut, jaggery (a type of sugar), and modak (sweet dumplings ...

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Shradh 2024: On the annaul occasional of Shradh, alternatively known as Pitru Paksha, Hindu devotees honour and pay tribute to one’s ancestors. This year the period falls in September and ...