In ancient times in England — before the church and Parliament banished the pagan tradition in 1644 — young unmarried men and women went off into the woods to cut down a tree to set in the ground for ...

Spring is in full bloom and we're halfway to summer. May 1, known as May Day, has long been celebrated as the midway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Like those days, May Day ...

Attendees at a previous Beltania: Pagan Celebration and Music Fest participate in the Maypole Dance. Courtesy. May Day is a holiday familiar to many. But Beltane? Not so much. Traditionally observed ...

(RNS) — On Sunday (May 1), some localities put up a traditional Maypole, named a May Queen and made flower crowns. Many modern pagans also celebrated the height of spring. But one community’s vernal ...

For weeks I had been looking forward to the vegan potluck and Maypole dance at my daughter's new school. Parents had been instructed to bring vegan finger food, beverages to share and flowers from the ...