Sitting square between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice ... considered a representation of the sun and used along with prayers…participants took a flame from the communal bonfire ...

From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – ...

"Pagans had three harvests: Lammas, harvest of the corn, on 1 August; the one of fruit and vegetables at autumn equinox ... door to door singing and saying prayers for souls in exchange for ...

The sun’s relative position is central for defining dawn, noon, afternoon and dusk prayer times. Islambad’s latitude means the sun rises around 6 AM and sets by 6 PM on equinox days ... earlier in ...

Though Halloween in the United States can be traced back to Samhain, it wasn’t just the ancient Celts who honored the liminal energy of mid-autumn ... the September equinox and the December ...

Though Halloween in the United States can be traced back to Samhain, it wasn’t just the ancient Celts who honoured the liminal energy of mid-autumn ... it marks the midpoint between the September ...

Gather ’round, ghosties, witches and restless souls! As the veil between the worlds grows thinner, it’s time to dive into the eerie origins of Halloween and its ancient Celtic twin, Samhain ...

Forty mounted horsemen reined in their mounts on this early-autumn evening of 1788 ... goes out to them and they are in my thoughts and prayers! Now, on with the nature weather predicting ...

The summer solstice was on a Thursday this year, on June 20 at 4:51 p.m. EDT. And the autumnal equinox was on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 8:44 A.M. EDT, according to The Farmers' Almanac. The ...