Roman, Germanic, Celtic, and Norse paganism was deeply rooted in European customs, including holiday festivals. In honor of Halloween we'll consider how our present-day customs echo practices in ...

Along with other Gothic tribes,, the Visigoths practiced Germanic paganism and while they slowly converted to Christianity, aspects of their pagan traditions, art and culture endured for centuries.

Germanic paganism briefly reached Switzerland in the fifth century. Its believers were converted to Christianity in the sixth and seventh centuries, thanks to Saint Gallus, an Irish monk and ...

The origin of the folk custom is unclear. Some scholars have observed that, like other traditions associated with yule, the custom may ultimately derive from Germanic paganism.

While traditionally ascribed to Iron Age Germanic paganism, records of maypole dancing can only be traced back to medieval—and Christian—sources.

The association of Yuletide with pagan celebrations has sparked curiosity and debate. Although Yule is considered an ancient tradition, by the 9th century, it began merging with Christmas (which ...

When your harnessing inner Germanic paganism practices, do you reach outwards to everybody's favorite Norse God and ask: "Ullr, will you deliver us powder hounds some snow please?" ...