An Auldearn artist is offering to paint portraits in a bid to raise funds to revive a historical village trail.

According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough ...

IrishCentral Contributor Ethan Rooney takes a look at how Ireland's cultural roots are being brought to the fore of modern-day contemporary life.

The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), celebrated by the Celts of ancient Europe to mark the end of the harvest season and the start of ...

Samhain, Imbolc, Beltaine and Lughnasa. Many Christian holidays we observe today are based on pagan holidays that were so ingrained in the culture at the time that the religion simply adopted them ...

The St Brigid’s Day bank holiday still takes some getting used to. Let’s be honest, a day off after the long, cold, dark month of January is more than welcome. And after this past month, the entire ...

These “cross-quarter days” were Beltaine, Lughnasadh, Samhain, and Imbolc. The old pagan holiday of Imbolc falls on February 1 and denoted the beginning of spring. An early Gaelic verse tell ...

For a Christian holiday, Easter has surprisingly pagan roots. The symbol of the Paschal ... And before St. Brighid, February 2—three months after Samhain—was known as Imbolc: a pre-Christian ...

The 'Origins of Samhain' tour departs daily at 3 pm from Rathcroghan Visitor ... Ashford Castle that transforms to a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Bunratty Castle and Folk Park with many ...

Samhain is even mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature ... What Scripture says Does the Bible sanction witchcraft, witches, and sorcery? On the contrary,it states as stated in Leviticus 20 ...

Magic is real; witchcraft is not a fantasy and not something to be toiled ... Then when most other Christians have forgotten Halloween for another year I continue to pray because Samhain is not ...

Samhuinn (or Samhain) used to be a pagan festival at the end of the harvest season. Traditionally, it consists of fireplay, drumming, and dance performances dedicated to a dramatic interaction between ...