There are many different ways to celebrate Easter, which falls on April 5 this year. Like Christmas, the holiday has become highly commercialized; for many people it is about chocolate bunnies, colored eggs and jelly beans. For Christians, Easter is the oldest and …
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With the coming of spring to the northern hemisphere, many people in the western Judeo-Christian culture look forward to the celebration of Easter. However, many cultures have time-honored celebrations and traditions that welcome the lengthening days and the hope o…
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Mabon is the pagan holiday of the autumnal equinox, a time both to celebrate and to stop and reflect. It’s a time to be thankful for the present, and also to take stock of it.
Mabon is a harvest festival that dates back to the ancient Celts. Their Druids hono…
An interfaith minister, ordained through the Universal Life Church, might be interested to learn of the different holidays celebrated throughout spring by different religions. It is a joyous time of year where each faith adds its own unique celebratory ritual. Thos…
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Just like traditional wedding bands, tying hands together symbolizes the bond between a couple and their commitment
Although there are many traditional and not so traditional ways for couples today to enter into the ceremony of marriage, many of those couples are t…
During Mabon, the sun is at zenith over the equator, making day and night equal in length; Pagans focus on this duality of light and dark
The event of an equinox has been celebrated generation through generation by various faiths; however, for Pagans and those who …