Spring/April/the time of the equinox is the time of celebration of the ancient spring fertility festival honoring the goddess Eostre (Ostara, Oestera). This celebration, of pagan origin, pays tribute ...

In the October, 1993 issue of High Times, writer Paul DeRienzo, a committed atheist, went in search of his pagan roots and discovered an unexpected affinity for Goddess culture. Having survived the ...

Picking up her Catholic rosary, Meg Williams, a 24-year-old from Maine, begins her prayers like this: "Hail Persephone, full of strength and beauty. . . . Blessed are you and blessed is the cycle of ...

Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of traditions: church, bunnies and eggs. But what may seem like an odd trio is actually tied together by the universal themes of spring and life renewed. While ...

Many of the Easter traditions Christians celebrate today date back to the early days of Christianity. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of ...

On the cusp between spring and summer, Beltane is a fire festival that celebrates the fertility of the coming year. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar Beltane is a Celtic word which ...