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

“According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralize worship at the temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered ... Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or ...

Watching a groundhog emerge from a cozy burrow in early February feels quintessentially American, but the tradition of turning to animals to predict the spring comes from pre-Christian pagan ...