Tag: Pagan
Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth
Helen A. Berger, Brandeis University
Yule will be celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere...
Wiccan celebration of summer solstice is a reminder that change, as...
Helen A. Berger, Brandeis University
Summer solstice, a time when the northern hemisphere will experience the maximum hours of...
Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots...
Tok Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in...
How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus,...
Thomas Adam, University of Arkansas
Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about...
Why we knock on wood
Rosemary V. Hathaway, West Virginia University
Ever said something like, “I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket” – and then quickly, for luck, rapped your knuckles...
Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries
S. Kyle Johnson, Boston College
“The Exorcist,” a horror film released 45 years ago, is a terrifying depiction of supernatural evil. The film tells the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
