| 单词 | pagan |
| 例句 | So when Papa finally decided to, after extensive talks with the parish priest and insisting that all pagan undertones be removed from his title-taking ceremony, it was like a mini New Yam festival. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “We have orders to stamp out the pagan worship of a dog!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But Leah crossed her arms and asked, “Do you mean praying to their own pagan gods?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You understand that it is wrong to take joy in pagan rituals, because it breaks the first commandment. Pagan rituals are misinformed superstition, and they are the gateway to Hell. Do you understand that, then?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Very bravely he went to the authorities and told them about his family and the pagans they were sheltering, and the soldiers went to the family’s house in the middle of the night. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And as he leaves, we see the non-white peoples returning in a rush to their original religions, which had been labeled “pagan” by the conquering white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba Joseph was definitely uneasy about pagan magic, but he was too interested in the story to object. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z William said, “He was the bishop of Paris in the time of the Romans. He converted many pagans to the True Faith.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He had Theresa by the arm, and he was bellowing some nonsense about new laws about rooting out heresy and pagan sorcery and some other fancy phrases he had just learned that week, I reckoned. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “We love being American, celebrating holidays like Thanksgiving and July Fourth. But Halloween is a holiday with pagan roots, against the teachings of Islam.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z According to our minister, Mr. Cornelius Barker, presents were a pointless, expensive, pagan diversion. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I cannot participate in a pagan funeral, but we can discuss with the parish priest and arrange a Catholic funeral.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Sicilian pagans ordered Agatha to give up her faith in Jesus and like all the virgin martyrs she said, Nay. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Hymns to their pagan gods and false idols? I’m afraid I haven’t got the time for dabbling in that kind of thing.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I had witnessed a miraculous thing, the appearance of a pagan god, a thing as miraculous as the curing of my uncle Lucas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pagan tribes of Central Asia chose Islam. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z For a millennium or so there were ancients and moderns, which corresponded roughly to pagans and Christians. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The family was arrested, the pagans in the cellar were taken captive, and the next day they were all put to death in the marketplace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Dad sat on the sofa the whole time, laughing and telling Mom that he was doing her a favor because trees were pagan symbols of worship. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The old man shouted challenges at the pagan spirit world. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when Regulus made laws forbidding the pagan religion and compelling people to be Christian for their own good, they kept to the old wicked ways. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her father wanted her to marry a pagan king but she said, I’ll go away for awhile, three years, and think about it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Of course it will stop. That’s the ticket, old pagan. Now then, are we ready?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander was given a reward, and he went on to become a great hunter of atheists and pagans. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It is the water that binds you to the pagan god of Cico, the golden carp! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Angels wear clothes and wings and are Christian. Cupids wear bows and arrows; they are naked and pagan.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, pagan has nothing to do with that. It means worshipping idols instead of God.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is that, some kind of pagan symbol?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Stravinsky reported that the idea for a piece based on an ancient pagan dance of ritual human sacrifice came to him in a dream and that the scenario suggested such a deliberately layered sound. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Missionaries were allowed in to tame the pagans, and the Christianity and education they brought flourished. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Papa had driven us past the crowds at Ezi Icheke once, some years ago, and he muttered about ignorant people participating in the ritual of pagan masquerades. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Though he closed his eyes and called on Jesus—calling over and over again the name of Jesus—his pagan body stiffened and flamed and the women laughed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We never visited him again, though, because Papa said that although the Igwe had converted, he still let his pagan relatives carry out sacrifices in his palace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew that the items must belong to a ragman, but there was something eerie about the way they were sorted, as though they were pagan offerings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know what pagan is, but it sounds wicked. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z We followed neither the laws of God or of your pagan god, and we paid no heed to the magic of your Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t have pagan altars in our cellars anymore. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We let the sun beat down on us, and like pagans we listened to the lapping water and the song of life in the grass around us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to Buddhists, the Brown chaplain’s office now recognizes “heathen/pagan” as a “faith community.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Will they think of those little pagans doomed forever for lack of baptism and knowledge of the True Faith? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The Mongols are “Saracens,” the pagan nomads of Arabia are “Saracens,” the Muslims of Spain are “Saracens.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It moved into Latin and Middle English as jlamen, a pagan word for priest, and into Sanskrit as brahma, then “brahman.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z First, always “religiously,” he branded “heathen” and “pagan” labels upon ancient non-white cultures and civilizations. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The growing Christian Church was consolidating its power and attempting to eradicate pagan influence and culture. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, now I’m interested. Be nice to have a booty-kicking army of pagan zombies on our side when we enter the House of Hades.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My pagan mother alone among us understood redemption. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Might those pagan babies send us to hell for living too far from a jungle? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the burnt sacrifices in pagan times, the fragrance drifts upward to heaven. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He felt that his morning had been well spent; he had seen a lot of pictures and he had learned about pagan. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the pagans of old during an eclipse, no one expects to survive the night. A Darkly Glittering Novel That Imagines the Earth’s Final Hours 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z More than five thousand pagans, druids and revelers gathered at Britain's ancient monument Stonehenge on Wednesday to celebrate the winter solstice. Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z It went almost directly from being a pagan temple to being a Christian church. Seeing ancient Rome: The things that were Caesar’s 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Love interest is offered by Caractacus's daughter Eigen and the minstrel Orbin, while set pieces for the Arch Druid and his followers provide a hint of pagan exoticism, complete with bare-bosomed maidens. Caractacus ? review 2011-08-11T12:06:08Z In 17 paintings Thompson made from 1958 to 1965, most of the figures are based on royal portraits and Renaissance scenes both biblical and pagan. Review: Maureen Gallace, Lynda Barry, and Louis M. Eilshemius and Bob Thompson 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Rumor spreads that the villa — which once belonged to the violin’s original owner — has again become the temple of pagan rites and unspeakable vice. Review | Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Kennealy Morrison exchanged vows with Morrison in a Celtic pagan ceremony overseen by a licensed minister, she said. Woman of Morrison's: He wouldn't want Fla. pardon 2010-12-09T17:49:00Z "Early Christians weren't interested in preserving nude statues of pagan gods, and this was ready cash." The paradox of 'Power and Pathos' at the Getty: Disasters rescued these ancient bronzes 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z One archaeologist said the burial opened a window into the transitional period when the pagan Anglo-Saxons were gradually adopting Christianity. UK experts find 7th-century teen buried in her bed 2012-03-16T17:51:10Z This gave her the illusion of more limbs, making her look like a strange pagan goddess of intolerance and hate. Comic-Con report: Geeks vs. fundamentalist Christians 2010-07-23T15:12:00Z For witches affiliated with Reclaiming, a pagan activist tradition, it’s also a type of magic. The Ultimate Guide to This Fabulous Summer 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Panchenya is also skilled in local folk traditions such as floral embroidery, a cappella choral singing and ancient pagan ceremonies, which survived the ideological white-washing of the Soviet era. In rural Belarus, villagers prefer hard work to city smoke 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Witches of America was first intended as a snapshot of the pagan movement today – but it quickly became, equally, a memoir of my own spiritual seeking. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z And the pagan solstice overshadows the Advent rituals of a small village in Laini Taylor’s “The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer.” A holiday story collection by YA fiction stars will delight readers of all ages Being that it was Roman Egypt, though, she was murdered by a mob who believed her to be a pagan. If you like 'Agora,' Scarecrow suggests 'Kingdom of Heaven,' 'Contact,' 'Gladiator' and 'Rome' 2010-07-22T21:42:00Z For young Pico, there were no walls separating the sages of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and pagan antiquity; they existed side by side. A Renaissance Murder Mystery 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z His two dozen canvases and reliefs, installed between 1895 and 1919, portray Christian saints and rites evolving out of pagan and Jewish rituals. Antiques: Antiques Beach Reading (Yep, That?s Right) 2010-06-24T20:42:00Z Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images With its cult of destruction and self-sacrifice, national socialism might have been designed for adolescence; Nazi party members indulged Teutonic pagan myths and sub-Wagnerian kitsch. Soldatenby Sönke Neitzel and Harald Welzer – review 2013-01-25T20:00:04Z More than 100 pieces will be shown in all, including the French Symbolist Gustave Moreau’s lavishly painted renderings of religious and pagan myths. What's On This Week Around the World 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Our traditional festive celebrations owe much to the Victorians' plundering of pagan symbolism - whether the still-fertile appearance of evergreens and holly, the bearded god Odin's habit of climbing down chimneys, or spectres at the fireside. Why do we love a festive ghost tale? 2013-12-23T16:56:48Z They intelligently plundered, Mr. Young writes, “pagan chant and Christian hymns; medieval, Tudor and Restoration secular sounds; the nature-worshiping verse of the revolutionary Romantics.” Books of The Times: Primordial Soup, a Musical Brew 2011-05-12T22:00:06Z Its text is an 11th-century recasting of the prophecy of the Erythraean Sibyl, an ancient pagan oracle whose vision was included, poetically, in St. Augustine’s “City of God.” Music Review: Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia at the Morgan Library 2012-03-08T00:17:59Z Thank goodness, then, for the optimism of the pagans: Imbolc, or St Brigid’s Day, is a Gaelic festival at the start of February, halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Thomasina Miers’s easy recipe for brussels sprout gratin with fennel salami 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Additionally, she is a combo of pagan virgin wisdom goddess and pin-up girl. Who Wears the Wonderpants? Feminists, Amazons and the fate of the world 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z The core of the novel is: each night, Muslim Zabiba visits the pagan King in his palace. Dictator-lit: Saddam Hussein tortured metaphors, too 2011-03-31T15:17:36Z It’s a kind of pagan heaven, decked out with knotted drapes and fairy-lighted foliage, and even camp beds for the weary festival goer. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Stonehenge draws over a million tourists a year as well as hippies, druids and pagan worshippers who flock to its stones to celebrate the summer and winter solstices. Road blighting Stonehenge to be buried in solstice-compliant plan 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Although we now think of him as a religious painter par excellence, Cima’s illustrations of pagan legends also reveal his knowledge of the literary humanist scholarship of the age. Ode to Cima From Conegliano 2010-04-09T13:55:00Z “That’s Greece, the whole situation upstairs, everyone drinking and talking and eating souvlaki, and then under them this pagan ritual,” Mr. Dagritzikos said. 15 Musicians Spent the Night in an Active Volcano. Listen to What Happened. 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z If “The Old Man and the Sea” were a romance, and more pagan than Christian, it might look something like this. Watching a Fish Gasp for Air in Jonathas de Andrade’s “O Peixe” 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z When the task had been completed, the pope reportedly crowed, “The thing that was pagan is now the emblem of Christianity.” Books of The Times: ?Rome,? a Personal History by Robert Hughes - Review 2011-11-21T23:26:49Z He was, variously, a cuddly Teddy Roosevelt, a beady-eyed Rasputin and some exultant pagan god, with his tan tunic and blood daubed on each cheek. Season's readings: The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore 2010-12-13T15:23:00Z He was primarily an allegorist who folded mythic figures into otherworldly visions of pagan religiosity. Klimt’s Women, Real and on Canvas 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z This dark magic is not to be confused with our modern association of the term with pagan nature-based religions, which Hutton considers “thoroughly worthwhile.” What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z It is the penultimate month, when the chill descends and darkness closes in, pulling us from autumn into winter.It has always held the promise of celebration peppered with a disruptive, pagan thrill. What the months of the year mean to me 2010-12-17T08:30:00Z Stravinsky, a contrapuntal master himself, spoke of his fascination with Georgian singing, whose rich polyphonic tradition dates to the pagan era. music: In Georgia, Sacred Chants Reverberate Once Again 2010-08-06T22:14:00Z Lyon, who lives in rural Wales, describes her own attempt to “revive” a theoretical cult of pagan fertility symbols inspired by the Green Man of her local church. The Remarkable Persistence of the Green Man 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z They even made a promo for one of their singles, I Am the Rain, which features the girls in pagan regalia walking on a beach as an unnamed deity appears before them in the sky. New band of the day – No 1,308: Stealing Sheep 2012-07-13T11:47:21Z Plenty of people think Robin is a myth, beginning life as a woodland sprite somewhere in a lost pagan past. Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z The Reclaiming tradition, named for its emphasis on resurrecting ancient spirituality, originated in the Bay Area in the 1970s among pagans with ties to feminist and anarchist communities. The Ultimate Guide to This Fabulous Summer 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Yet it’s a heart crammed full, like a goose’s liver, with pagan grace. Books of The Times: ‘Alien vs. Predator,’ a Book of Poetry by Michael Robbins 2012-05-23T21:30:10Z "Ghost Adventures: Ireland's Celtic Demons" explores the pagan origins of Halloween. TV This Week Oct. 26 - Nov. 1: 'Winter's Tale' on HBO 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z They argued that people should convert because the exorcisms Christians performed were more effective than those of “pagans.” Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z By which he means that the history of people who like to peg out under the stars is studded with left-wingers, protofascists, survivalists, teetotallers, eugenicists, nudists, swingers, Quakers and pagans. The Art of Camping by Matthew de Abaitua - review 2011-07-06T09:00:01Z Expect action aplenty, including clashes between the Vikings and English and within the ranks of the Norse people themselves over dueling Christian and pagan beliefs. New this week: ‘Law & Order,’ Madea and Tears for Fears 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z We embraced the pagan trappings of various holidays with a vengeance, and rejoiced at the arrival of endless Christmas carols and the all-encompassing red and green décor starting the day after Halloween. Motherlode Blog: Mixing Hanukkah and Christmas 2011-12-20T20:08:21Z I want to dance around Stonehenge in pagan robes connecting back to earthly things. This much I know | Marc Almond 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The pictures tell three stories — one pagan, one Old Testament-related and one New Testament — and they move through history from sin to conflicted debauchery to redemption. Getty purchases Gentileschi's radiant 'Danaë,' now owns 2 of 3 paintings in a set 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Druks, for her part, “paints women with their animal familiars and pagan accouterments, still lifes of twilit tables set with magic objects, all in deep, jeweled colors, full of hidden dream meanings,” Janssen said. At The Ranch in Montauk, Plenty of Room for Art and Horses 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z This is where Ireland’s ancient kings claimed their throne and where St. Patrick preached his deal-clinching sermon converting the pagans to Christianity. Beyond Dublin, a dazzling day trip 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The group embraces an English folk-dancing tradition that dates back to at least the 15th century but may have roots in earlier pagan celebrations. This troupe celebrates the earthy allure of a strange English folk dance. And beer. 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z At best, these passages celebrate an appealingly pagan vision of love, unencumbered by the civic and moral apparatus by which most novels frame the subject. All That Is by James Salter – review 2013-05-11T13:01:01Z It's about tradition and culture; family relationships, pagan instincts and ritual. Can a Christmas pudding ever be worth ?250? 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z You thought of “Eyes Wide Shut” and pagan rituals. Going Mausoleum Hopping in Brooklyn 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z We should be in a forest, making pagan symbols out of twigs, surrounded by familiars. Ethereal girl 2012-08-10T23:05:00Z You don't have to be a Viking pagan to be impressed by the temple with its soaring ceilings, to be quieted by the wise-looking statues of gods like Odin. Ritual love of “Vikings: Valhalla” 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Lewis also shared with Fox News the story of the pagan celebration Lupercalia. Valentine's Day: Do you know the origins of the holiday? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It’s all over the place: from Get Out, where it disguised itself as white country liberals, to Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, where they were straw-masked, torch-bearing pagans, possibly descendants of The Wicker Man’s islanders. From Rosemary’s Baby to Hereditary: why the creepy cult in horror refuses to die 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Overnight he had also carried out around a dozen "handfasting" ceremonies – the pagan equivalent of weddings. Summer solstice: thousands descend on Stonehenge to greet longest day 2013-06-21T07:20:41Z The site stretched as far as the eye could see: 1,000 acres of a green valley watched over by the Glastonbury Tor, a sacred pagan hill. Glastonbury Festival Celebrates Its 45th Anniversary 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Muhu, an island connected to the mainland by ferry, is a place of folklore, pagan tombstones and windmills. 20 of the best Baltic beach holidays 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z This was a gripping performance of a work more pagan than even “Rite of Spring.” John Adams' operatic essence and Stravinsky's inner pagan revealed through pianos and chorus 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Horror classic The Wicker Man follows a Christian policeman as he attempts to solve the mystery of a missing girl in a pagan community on the remote Scottish island of Summerisle. 10 of the best horror movie locations 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z A century ago, Pope Pius X issued a pastoral letter against the tango, condemning it as degenerate, immoral, pagan. ‘The Gods of Tango’: A gender-bending tale of music and love 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The stories are usually lively and amusing, particularly Ms. Auster-Rosen’s recounting of a “pagan ritual” she attended. Theater Review: ?From the Same Cloth? at the Shell Theater 2012-04-10T20:51:07Z Similarly spooky latter-day misfits practice occult rituals in the full light of day in “Midsommar,” a film about a pagan community ensconced in the remote Swedish countryside. Are Hippies the New Goths? 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A groaning rises beyond the blackness before a door opens on what looks like a pagan ritual in an Iron Age stockade. Walking – review 2012-08-23T16:51:25Z Guccione later defended his decision, saying he wanted the film to reflect the reality of pagan Rome. 2010-01-29T13:27:00Z Many churches now offer services similar to the old rituals, in which a pastor replaces the juju priest and Jesus replaces the pagan god. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z It invites viewers into a hallucinatory space of pagan mystery. Review: ‘Flaming June’ Arrives in New York, Preceded by Its Reputation 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Before the 17th century, we read, “people in Britain had limited understanding of their past and were strongly influenced by pagan or Christian beliefs and ancestral myths.” Critic?s Notebook: ?Making History? and ?Remembering Shakespeare? at Yale 2012-03-22T22:50:43Z It revelled in ritual and resembled a pagan passion play, or death cult. From Margaret Thatcher to the Nazis: let's not go down memorial lane 2013-04-22T16:04:52Z The pair will dish out the pagan hymn books and goody bags of props to whip up the crowd into a state of strange religious reverie. Clubs picks of the week 2011-02-12T00:05:37Z Has he ever attended a real pagan ritual? William Jackson Harper on the end of the Good Place 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z The French philosopher Michel Serres has compared ubiquitous pop-culture images of mass death, like the mushroom cloud and Sept. 11, to pagan ritual voyages to the underworld, surmising that they serve some primal human need. The Day the Sun Rose Twice: A Tour of Atomic New Mexico 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z They welcome spring with a pagan fertility rite, and a girl is sacrificed. ‘Rite of Spring’: Ode to the human savage, still untamed 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Rich with pagan myth and Jungian symbolism, the movie is lavishly illustrated to mimic the perspectiveless style of pre-Renaissance art: it’s not exactly lightweight fare. An Indie Takes on Animation?s Big Boys 2010-03-03T00:53:00Z Here, grotesquely impoverished peasants, animated by greed and pagan ritual, thieve and scheme while subsisting largely on bread, tree bark and bats. Review: An Estonian Folk Tale Unfolds in ‘November’ 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z That is a weird path, from Christian to “pagan.” Behind Dylann Roof’s race war: The highly motivated secret white supremacy movement working toward “the battle of Armageddon” 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z In pursuit is a Roman centurion, Severus, a character not in the novel and played by Sean Bean, a long way from the pagan pleasures of the first season of “Game of Thrones.” Review: ‘The Young Messiah’ Depicts Jesus as a Boy Discovering His Powers 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Towards the end of the 4th century, this pagan solstice celebration became interwoven with Christianity and the celebration of Christmas Day. How mulled wine went from ancient medicine to an Aussie winter warmer 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z There is a bit of the Old Testament in his caprice, something pagan in his appetite. Starring Steve Buscemi as God, “Miracle Workers” Is Sappy, Juvenile, and Sharp All at Once 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The pagan world is subsumed into the design's Christian universe, with carefully observed plants and animals from nature's orderly realm given pride of place. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z As the moon brightened above, the sense rose that we were taking part in a terrifying pagan ritual. In Between Time – review 2013-02-19T18:00:55Z When 12-year-old orphan Stephen Elliott is taken into the home of an elderly relation, an expert on pagan religions, he finds a disturbing room. Ten of the best 2011-03-26T00:05:30Z “When Rome collapsed, like so much in the Catholic Church in Europe, they took these pagan customs and adapted them.” In New Orleans, King Cake Is a Way to Make Joy 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Thousands of pagans, druids and revelers still gather at the site to see the sun rise on the summer and winter solstices each year. Missing piece of Britain's ancient Stonehenge returned after 60 years 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Set down the creation of the universe as related in Genesis and then add the pagan version outlined by Lucretius and both suddenly invite debate and discussion. Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Renamed Ester and taken under his wing, Jekesai becomes part of Chilford’s household and his most ardent assistant in drawing the natives away from their “pagan” rituals and into the Christian fold. Theater Review : Pascale Armand in ?The Convert,? by Danai Gurira 2012-02-06T23:02:27Z He commissioned Rysbrack to carve marble figures of the pagan Saxon gods, a savage English pantheon. Mir?, Van Gogh and Tate St Ives ? the week in art 2011-08-12T08:00:00Z It formed so many of my ideas about the pagan tradition descending to us from Babylon and surviving the Christian onslaught of the Middle Ages. Paglia on Taylor: "A luscious, opulent, ripe fruit!" 2011-03-24T02:58:00Z Is it, rather, a memory of a British pagan deity, a shaggy-haired wild god, the ancestor of the Green Man of our folklore?• Toulouse-Lautrec, Mantegna and Therrien ? the week in art 2011-08-19T08:00:00Z After a long spell ministering in Africa, he's back — ill in health but robust in spirit and now, shockingly, more pagan than Catholic. Review: 'Dancing at Lughnasa' captures the music of memory 2010-11-19T05:01:00Z The severe pagan ritual that the music describes so eloquently demanded a new sort of beauty. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z He also met a pagan entity, Bughuul, who in whisking the souls of children to a nether realm, creates minions who do his homicidal bidding. Review: In ‘Sinister 2,’ a Murderous Being Returns for More Mayhem 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z He seems altogether too cheerful to have spent nine solitary years mounting a pagan assault upon the skeptical ramparts of modernity. The Sage of Yale Law 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Here, when the island converted to Christianity around the year 1000, Iceland’s leader is said to have thrown all his pagan idols into the churning pool created by the semi-circular drop of the Skjalfandafljot river. Driving Iceland’s Overlooked North 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z She now faces a coronation as Queen of the Underworld to save her town and coven from an evil prince and some destructive pagans. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Cave’ and a New ‘Sabrina’ Season 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z I thought it might be interesting if she came across a pagan chapel. L.A. artist Marnie Weber reflects on why monsters hold such power for women 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Some in the crowd danced with pagan pleasure. Electric Daisy Carnival is reliable onstage, more captivating off it 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Many Xhosa traditional songs in South Africa were banned by missionaries because they sang about ancestors, which was considered pagan or wrong by white Christians. Tracey's African music recordings now on display 2010-10-22T16:08:00Z The central conflict of "Vikings: Valhalla" is between Vikings who have converted to Christianity and those who have remained pagans. Ritual love of “Vikings: Valhalla” 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The vast cemetery, dug deep into soft tufo stone, intersects with Neapolitan traditions of religion, folklore and pagan ritual – and is indicative of the many strata of the city’s history. Naples’ Fontanelle cemetery: skulls and silence beneath the busy city streets 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z There’s something pagan and comical about the excess, the acres of time, the extravagance of dress, the big prose, but none of that is what holds each one apart from any other. I do, again: ‘There is nothing as deadly serious as a second marriage’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Islamic State seized Palmyra in May and began destroying its ancient legacy, asserting that the pagan ruins were an affront to its version of Islam. Getty acquires first photos ever taken of ancient ruins ISIS recently destroyed 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Panchenya is also skilled in local folk traditions such as floral embroidery, a cappella choral singing and ancient pagan ceremonies, which survived the ideological white-washing of the Soviet era. In rural Belarus, villagers prefer hard work to city smoke 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z As a long-ago lapsed Catholic, this ritual seemed to me somehow more pagan than Christian. Ireland’s Aran Islands, Hiding in Plain Sight 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z At one point, Almond waves a giant black bull's head around, then tries it on for size, an almost pagan moment of defiant nihilism. Antony's Meltdown – review 2012-08-11T23:06:00Z What may look arcane, pagan or alien — that “Wicker Man” vibe I thought I wanted — is largely a celebration of “community, history and localism,” Ms. Neale says. The Weird, Mystic Pull of Southwest England 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z He is a pagan and likes to pop up from time to time. Stonehenge's £27m makeover will end its days as a traffic island 2012-07-11T15:24:02Z In middle school he got into supernatural stuff, reading Diary of a Witch — Sybil Leek’s popular 1969 memoir of growing up pagan, which inspired a generation of witches — and drawing pentacles on the garage floor. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z My daughter, a longtime student of pagan practices, wanted to find something authentic, and locals pointed us to Crescent City Conjure in the Marigny District. New Orleans’ offbeat charms are showcased in these off-the-beaten-path destinations 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Since the 1960s, the “pagan” movement – what most people are referring to when they talk about American witchcraft today – has grown into a hard-to-dismiss new religious movement. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z On the other hand, some people reject Halloween because of its pagan origins and its perceived association with witchcraft and the devil. Tricking and treating’s long history 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Its long history incorporates both pagan and Christian lore, traverses old and new worlds and established it as a favorite Christmastime beverage, travellers' tipple of choice and a tonic of sorts in times of convalescence. How mulled wine went from ancient medicine to an Aussie winter warmer 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z This year looks to be similarly freewheeling, with a focus on pagan cultures. Movie Listings for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Truly the pagan midwinter is a moving celebration. Winter solstice: See the light on the darkest day 2010-12-21T11:46:02Z Christian basilicas cannibalize the column capitals from pagan temples; gardens planted in the 16th century spread among the ruins of imperial palaces. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Compared with “The Rite,” a ballet depicting primitive pagan dance rituals, the scenario for “Jeux” was fairly tame. Radical Music: Sometimes Shocking, Sometimes Subtle 2012-09-18T17:43:03Z Arthur Pendragon, who claims to be a reincarnation of the once and future king and is a poster boy of the pagans at solstice, was keen to make peace his key message. Summer solstice: thousands descend on Stonehenge to greet longest day 2013-06-21T07:20:41Z Much of the village’s hardship dates back to the disruptive visit of a British missionary who was determined to teach the superiority of Christianity to Nigerian pagans. Books of The Times: ‘Foreign Gods, Inc.,’ by Okey Ndibe 2013-12-29T22:31:18Z Divine love has traveled a difficult path from the pagan depiction of "Danaë." Getty purchases Gentileschi's radiant 'Danaë,' now owns 2 of 3 paintings in a set 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Kirby’s work often played with pagan mythologies or made up new pantheons, but the Fourth World might be his most Judeo-Christian work, as Tom King learned when working on “Mister Miracle.” Why D.C.’s escape artist Mister Miracle is the hero we need right now 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Also, the libretto is strewn with Christian moralizing that can seem at odds with such a brutal pagan crime story. Review: In Britten’s ‘The Rape of Lucretia,’ a Savage Act With Resonance Today 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Together, the sarcophagus and the tabletop prefigure centuries to come in which pagan and Christian belief systems would interweave and clash across Europe. Fine Art and Antiques Show at Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z The palace has pagan and Christian roots and features in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Historic Britain: days out and short breaks 2012-08-17T21:45:06Z The curious designs painted in white on some trullo roofs aren’t primitive graffiti, as many visitors think, he says, but mixtures of Christian and pagan symbols meant to protect homeowners. Italy’s overlooked ‘heel’ has a wealth of food, wine and unique architecture 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The Wicker Man: A religious police officer travels to a remote British island in search of a missing girl, but what he finds is a mysterious and alluring pagan community. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘The Night Of’ and ‘The Circus’ 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z An immense Flemish tapestry from Henry VIII’s reign depicts Saint Paul burning pagan books, the smoke represented by rich silver thread. Behind Every Monarch, an Art Alliance 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The films feature a recurring archetype: the arrival of a stranger, the discovery of a secret cult, then a vicious murder, perhaps a sacrifice, designed to propitiate pagan gods. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Just to be clear: “The Secret History of Magic” isn’t a book about shamanism, pagan sorcery, the occult tradition or Wicca. Review | How do they do that? ‘The Secret History of Magic’ is a study of deception as art 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s a beautiful part of the UK, home also to some of the true sacred and pagan sites in Scotland. 10 of the best horror movie locations 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z “I can still see pagan and enchanted time, back to Arab time. Uncontrollable desires, relieved and saved, held by, barely contained by God, and magic never quite quelled.” Review: Lost and Found in a Steve Earle Soundscape in ‘Samara’ 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Both pieces depict rituals: one a sacrificial pagan ceremony, the other a drunken Russian marriage. Music Review: Mariinsky Choristers in ?Russian Stravinsky? 2010-04-25T22:11:00Z First off, forget the Druids: “No convincing evidence of winter solstice celebrations in pagan Europe has survived.” Review | Christmas: Holy day, holiday or nostalgic wish? 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z But Hazel is devoted to the windblown countryside, its creatures and her own pagan spirit. Jennifer Jones Animates ‘The Wild Heart’ at MoMA 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z In this tumultuous time, perhaps we need the egg roll more than ever, not for its Christian symbolism, but for its pagan origins. Raccoons, rabbits and Sean Spicer: The camp and contradictions of the White House Easter Egg Roll 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z But the pagan Gaelic locals are not as malleable as hoped. Your books of the year 2012-12-28T22:55:18Z Or are the villagers’ ancient pagan traditions actually far-right beliefs dressed up in folksy costumes? Midsommar: what the hell just happened? Discuss with spoilers 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Harper is starring in Ari Aster’s new film, Midsommar, where he is trapped in the middle of the countryside for an onslaught of unsavoury pagan rituals. William Jackson Harper on the end of the Good Place 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Here, pagan rituals overshadow Catholic beliefs, medicine men are sometimes preferred to doctors, and everyone, regardless of ancestry, embraces an indigenous heritage that dates back to the 10th century. Next Stop: Jujuy Region of Argentina Maintains Its Mystical Allure 2010-08-07T04:45:00Z In the case of Christmas, the early Church was tapping into the customs of the northern pagans they were trying to win over: hunt meat, kill meat, roast meat. ‘Easter is the main event. Christmas is just the warm-up band’ | Stephen Bush 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z I can't imagine any child not being inspired by the Narnian Chronicles's heady mix of Platonic philosophy, Christian symbolism and pagan mythology. Laura Powell's top 10 heroes in disguise 2013-04-11T15:55:00Z In the Cenotaph, Lutyens avoided representations of heroism and victory or any religious symbolism, despite the pressure of bishops who vilified the design as "pagan". London is now full of war memorials, but the oldest are still the best 2012-11-09T22:29:02Z Many members of the pagan and druidic communities want greater access, right up to the stones. Stonehenge's £27m makeover will end its days as a traffic island 2012-07-11T15:24:02Z This fourth-century pagan monument, which is rarely open, was transformed into a church centuries after it was built, and its walls contain medieval frescoes and decorative elements. Heads Up: More Doors Open in Rome 2010-09-11T05:01:00Z In his autobiographical writings on Algiers and on the Roman ruins at Tipasa, he describes a pagan place where classical values were still alive and visible in the harsh but beautiful, sun-drenched landscape. Algiers: a city where France is the promised land – and still the enemy 2013-01-27T00:06:03Z These are the people who doggedly tried to understand Mike Lindell's incomprehensible claims about election fraud, woven from fragments of pagan mysticism and stolen software. "My Son Hunter": There's barely even a movie inside this deep-state right-wing grift 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Based on a script by Anthony Shaffer, The Wicker Man cast Lee as Lord Summerisle, the leader of a pagan island where ancient rituals are given horrifying new life. Christopher Lee 1922-2015: an appreciation by Mark Kermode 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z She links it with pagan practices in Europe as “something very vital, something fundamentally decentralized and kind of anti-authoritarian but that has still survived over a long time.” Haegue Yang’s Radical Art of Obscure Delights 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z "Danaë," the pagan delight, is the most dramatic of the three — a full-throated stylistic homage to the inventive genius of Caravaggio, eight years Gentileschi's junior and a close friend in Rome. Getty purchases Gentileschi's radiant 'Danaë,' now owns 2 of 3 paintings in a set 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Compared with Salem's punitive, backbiting Puritans, the real-life pagans and Wiccans who populate Alex Mar's entertaining "Witches of America" are a cheerful bunch, even if they indulge in the occasional blood offering. Stacy Schiff's history of Salem trials and Alex Mar's book on modern pagans offer bewitching reading 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It took several centuries for the December 25 date to catch on as a major holiday, but it did indeed draw power away from the pagan celebrations and, ultimately, overtook them entirely in most areas. Atheists aren't fighting a "war on Christmas" — many of us even celebrate it 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z It is made explicit in the original dance scenario of 1913, which details a series of pagan rituals surrounding a human sacrifice. Music Review: Valery Gergiev Conducts New York Philharmonic 2010-05-10T20:59:00Z It is a scene reminiscent of Marx’s comparison of bourgeois progress to the pagan idol who drank nectar but only from the skulls of the slain. The Contradictions of Joseph Conrad 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z They're built for live performance, but this track, with its pagan cowbell fixing capitalism in its crosshairs, is the best translation available. This week's new tracks 2012-12-08T00:05:38Z The titular cult of children worships an old evil pagan version of Christianity's God, and they call this god He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Rereading Stephen King 2012-07-17T11:00:32Z The brief, austere tone poem concluded with a sustained blaze of trombones intended to evoke the slow burning of pagan funeral pyres. Hall?/Elder ? review 2012-02-12T15:11:38Z One is left with the impression that within each of those hearty, laughing, church-going writers, there beat a pagan heart. J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and 'The Fellowship' of fantasy writers 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Some genuflect before the shrine of Saint Frideswide, in Christ Church Cathedral — a Saxon princess so pure, the pagan prince trying to abduct her was struck blind. Oxford: Where time is fluid, Latin is far from dead and every stone tells a story 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But the spittle-flecked diatribes and enraging accounts of gruesome martyrdoms and persecution by pagans were what the church chose to preserve and promote. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The house is believed to have been built on an ancient pagan burial ground. Owner of 'one of the most haunted houses' details the unsettling discoveries made on the property 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z But during my time within the pagan community I learned this: the search for meaning is personal – so personal, it may be indecipherable to others. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z It showcases the colorful, dramatic costumes that mix Catholic and pagan symbolism on both sides of the border. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Rural Portugal, Ancient Villages, Homemade Delights and the Science of Mooching 2012-01-10T20:23:21Z Rome has sheltered polytheistic pagans and monotheistic Jews, adherents of Middle Eastern cults, and, in more recent times, a sizable multinational Muslim community. Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z My grandmother once said to me that we must be descended from pagan fire worshippers because we all enjoyed them so much. Tom Gauld’s “Rooftop Astronomy” 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z It represents a pagan deity named Bagul, who uses recorded images to travel between dimensions in order to consume the souls of human children. Sinister? Not from where I'm standing 2012-06-20T10:33:00Z Its chief creative officer, Christopher Bailey, turned, instead, to craft, with whimsical woven straw hats like British pagan corn dollies, crocheted raffia sweaters, tribal patterns, felt bird appliqués and American Indian-style stitching on cork-soled shoes. Special Report: Fashion: In the Money! 2011-06-19T12:10:33Z Great churches are built on the site of previous great churches, which were built on foundations of pagan temples. Perspective | Great cathedrals burn, collapse and crack. Notre Dame can survive this. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Dressed in white robes and forbidden to speak “pagan languages,” the boys are viciously whipped at the whim of this Dickensian monster. Review: ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Where Majesty Meets Monstrosity 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Of all the Bible writers who sought to terrify pagans and other sinners, none exceeds the writer of Revelation, who fantasized supernatural monsters, each with some special capacity for inflicting torture or death. God as the original terrorist: 6 ways the Bible condones horrific acts of brutality 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The dozen spindly corpses, curled into the fetal position or swaddled in baskets, belong to a lost pagan civilization around 2 1/2 millennia ago - long before the advent of Islam. Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z That version starred Edward Woodward as a religious police officer investigating a girl’s disappearance on a rugged Scottish island and finding himself at the mercy of a pagan cult engaging in human sacrifice. Movie Review: ?The Wicker Tree,? Companion to a 1973 Cult Classic 2012-01-27T23:26:53Z What we are calling for is a consultation so that local people, pagans, historical societies, scientists, archeologists, everybody gets to say what they think is the best thing to do. Why ancient remains are a bone of contention 2010-10-25T19:00:00Z At the same time, I also received many messages, from readers of a range of beliefs – pagans, Catholics, atheists – who were excited to see contemporary witchcraft practice depicted for a larger audience. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Ireland's pagan roots are exposed in the wild, fierce abandon of the Mundy sisters' spontaneous dance eruption in the first act. Review: 'Dancing at Lughnasa' captures the music of memory 2010-11-19T05:01:00Z The two dancers spend half the set wearing masks resembling shaggy minotaur skulls, like pagan ravers. Pet Shop Boys – review 2013-06-19T16:28:51Z As with egg rolls, these began as pagan practices celebrating the arrival of spring and the growing season. Raccoons, rabbits and Sean Spicer: The camp and contradictions of the White House Easter Egg Roll 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Some Christmas traditions have pagan origins, and even movies like the classic stop motions which are not technically supposed to be scary, dwell in darkness, especially when we were confused children watching them. Deck the halls with films of horror 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The director and designers avoided the neo-Classicism of Gluck’s time in favor of a style more authentically pagan, although with some risible hand gestures and corny dance moves for the chorus. Music Review: In Dark Temple, Antiquity?s Sober Doings 2011-02-14T05:11:48Z “He was more of a pagan, but he loved the writing of the Bible, the theater of church with the incense and the beautiful windows and the mood it created.” He Made Kids’ Music and Albums About Lucifer. Now His Work Is a Rock Opera. 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Everything is mixed together — humor and pathos, horror and absurdity, Christian piety and pagan revelry, modern manners and primal urges. What Happens When We Lose the Art That Brings Us Together? 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z It looked pretty and pagan at the same time, like a page from a Martha Stewart lifestyle magazine for witches. At Aska, a Nordic Chef’s Vision Bears Fruit (and Lichens) 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The agnostics and Christians are perplexed and doubtful, while the pagans and satanists are smugly knowing. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Stewart argues that America’s founders drew inspiration not so much from Christianity and British political theory but rather from ancient pagan philosophers like Lucretius, and from Spinoza’s concept of natural divinity. National Book Awards Nominees, Nonfiction 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z He pulls down the pillars of a pagan temple so that it collapses, killing 3,000 civilians. God as the original terrorist: 6 ways the Bible condones horrific acts of brutality 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z “Judaism is also represented and there are even some pagan pieces,” Mr. Cardinal said. In Transit Blog: Arab Institute in Paris Reopens Exhibition Rooms With Lavish Displays 2012-03-23T10:00:54Z But for Christians, the food that pagans produced, the bathwater they washed in, their very breaths were thought to be infected by demons. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The Abrahamic religions also based their music on the chanted word, often equating instruments with pagan frivolity. Voice-overs 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The pagan Romans could express disgust at some kinds of sexual behaviour. Roman erotica lacks a sense of sin 2013-03-26T14:37:18Z Religious Landscape Study conducted by Pew Research Center, the most recent data available that breaks down our nation’s demographics by spirituality, some 734,000 Americans identify as pagan or Wiccan. Bring on the witching hours: “AHS: Apocalypse” and the sisterhood that will save us 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Within the pagan community, the reaction to Witches of America has been deeply divided. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Or at least a pagan ritual, practiced each Sunday by urban elites who are known to pound so many mimosas that it’s easy to imagine a nationwide shortage of André on the horizon. ‘You can never have too many mimosas’: How brunch became the day-wrecking meal that America loves to hate 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z He was a harsh critic of Roman Catholicism, calling it a “false religion” and “pseudo-Christian,” and likened its rites to pagan rituals. Tim LaHaye Dies at 90; Fundamentalist Leader’s Grisly Novels Sold Millions 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z And so it is in “The Northman,” which, like “The Witch,” mines a shadow-shrouded pagan past for images and effects. ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The quotation is attributed to the “Aeneid,” but the name Virgil has particularly Christian overtones, from Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” where the pagan poet leads a spiritual tourist through hell and purgatory. The 9/11 Memorial Museum doesn’t just display artifacts, it ritualizes grief on a loop In major towns, a strange pagan symbol has begun appearing on walls and bus shelters. Kill List brings the horror home 2011-08-26T23:02:00Z Midsommar is an agonisingly lovely horror film about four American students bungling an invite to a pagan celebration in Sweden. Midsommar director Ari Aster: 'I often cling to dead things' 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Narnia remains a pagan, pantheistic realm of centaurs and giants, unicorns and satyrs, talking animals and living trees, Bacchus and Father Christmas. Season's Readings: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 2010-12-10T10:47:00Z He “always thinks hard about history’s winners and losers without valorizing the losers or demonizing the winners. The losers here, of course, were pagan people.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The people who enter are dressed in early medieval robes and heavy jewels; a pagan throne is formed from tree roots. Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z This exhibition brings together a wide swath of his artwork, which combines Christian and pagan themes. What's on This Week Around the World 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z We are accustomed to stories of Christians martyred by pagans, but Nixey reverses the narrative, describing in great detail the desecrations and destruction Christians wreaked upon pagans and classical civilization. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z This is a jeremiad about the loss of North America’s “monstrous pine finery,” in the author’s resonant phrase, and thus its weird, old pagan soul. Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The story of Parsifal is a complicated mixture of pagan mysticism, Christianity and Buddhism, and the Geneva production seeks to break it down to the basics. Geneva's 'Parsifal' ends in embrace 2010-03-19T15:20:00Z Although there is disagreement about whether the move was made purposely so as to absorb the pagan practice, the fact is that from then on Christian and pagan traditions did begin to merge. Tricking and treating’s long history 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z At the local missionary school, however, the children were forbidden to speak Igbo, and were encouraged to disown all traditions that might be associated with a "pagan" way of life. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z Idolatrous art, claimed the devout reformers, perverted the Christian faith into a pagan cult. What makes art a target for attack? 2013-07-08T16:23:22Z That was in part the result of attempts to "Christianize" parts of Europe by purging towns and villages of "pagan" and nonconformist, nonreligious practices – including tattooing. Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world — and also to colonialism 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Oversensitive pagan intellectuals, for example, were really appalled by the early Christians' enthusiasm for bones and called their churches "charnel houses". The bare bones of belief 2010-07-29T18:00:00Z Stonehenge draws over a million tourists a year as well as hippies, druids and pagan worshippers who flock to its stones to celebrate the summer and winter solstices. Road blighting Stonehenge to be buried in solstice-compliant plan 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The group favored the sensualists among the late Victorians — Rossetti and especially Swinburne — and Rosenblitt brings out their “pagan” aestheticism as it emerged in illustrations and motifs of the faun and the goat-god Pan. An American Poet Shaped by the Futility and Sadism of War 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The title character, a Christian, opposes the pagan emperor Hadrian, who responds by torturing her young daughters. The Wide World of Puppetry Converges on New York 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z How many times have you heard somebody say: “You know it’s all pagan, of course?” Coca-Cola didn’t invent Santa ... the 10 biggest Christmas myths debunked 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Like all self-respecting pagan gods, Gaiman's deities enjoy the human befuddlement that they cause. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2011-08-19T21:55:08Z The double form of the palace suggests a bifurcated life, perhaps a temporal division between past and present, ancient and modern, pagan and Christian. Piero di Cosimo, a misunderstood master, at the National Gallery of Art 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “I come from a long line of pagans,” said Cassandra Weartz, who plans to pursue a career as a special-effects makeup artist. A Sisterhood of Scares 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z For the most part the dominant religions of the region, in particular Islam, were fairly tolerant of the minority ones, more so than Christianity was towards its pagan precursors in western Europe. Not just the faiths of Abraham 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Other Christians cite Harry's pleasing similarity to Christ – he was willing to die to save humanity, and he was never out of King's Cross – and think he is OK, despite the baby pagans. Harry Potter and the end of a pop-culture phenomenon 2011-07-12T18:59:01Z Frazer emphasized continuity with and preservation of a native tradition, and Raglan, thinking very much in those terms, posited that the Green Man was an ancient pagan icon of fertility. The Remarkable Persistence of the Green Man 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z “That day, the instant I looked upon the picture, my entire being trembled with some pagan joy,” Yukio Mishima wrote of this painting in his 1949 novel “Confessions of a Mask.” Now Showing: Porn Fit for Spanish Kings 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z There is other fun to be had in the exhibition, starting with an extravaganza of pagan decoration, "The Triumph of Bacchus." 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The fourth-century statue was likely interpreted by pagan citizens as a secular symbol and by Christian citizens as a depiction of Christ. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Bells, figuring in both shaman rituals in Korea and pagan traditions in Germany’s Black Forest, ornament many of her sculptures, which can take the form of soaring vines or wily abstracted bodies. Haegue Yang’s Radical Art of Obscure Delights 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z This was the first instance, Mr. Parlic told me, of medieval iconography displaying pagans who sought to become Christians. The Medieval Monasteries of Kosovo 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z “I’m a real nut for odd pagan rituals and this is a great opportunity to go and observe one, so for me, this is like the trip of a lifetime.” William Jackson Harper on the end of the Good Place 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z In the performance I saw, we were members of a pagan cult from which five of us were selected to greet our god-like leader. How do actors learn to be invisible? 2011-08-16T16:29:40Z Being inside the “pagan story” of “Rite,” she explained, was a way of honoring her ancestors, particularly her father’s mother, a Yoruba priestess she never met. Germaine Acogny on Choosing to Be the Chosen One 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z “No more my splintered heart and maddened hand were turned against the wolfish world ...” I read Ishmael’s words as he throws all prejudice aside to befriend the tattooed pagan Queequeg. A whale of a time: a Moby-Dick marathon in Massachusetts 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The result is a scene that turns a very simple experience into something absolutely mythic: a pagan rite of cleansing and renewal. Dragonsong: The Unforgettable Anne McCaffrey 2011-11-30T16:30:35Z This first book of poems, stuffed with wit and pagan grace, brainily dices high and low culture. Dwight Garner’s 10 Favorite Books of 2012 2012-12-17T16:09:38Z The melody of horse-head fiddle, the rhythm of heavy drum, the echo of Mongolian throat singing and the distortion of guitar all create an expressive scene of pagan culture. February's best music from across the MAP 2013-02-15T09:17:22Z For two seconds it looks like a pagan ritual. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Nutcracker’ in Philadelphia and by Manhattan Youth Ballet 2012-12-17T22:54:57Z The pagan rite we are witnessing is the film itself. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Evangelicals preferred the only dimly religious Ronald Reagan and now with an unrivaled leap of faith, Donald Trump, the avatar of a pagan Persian king. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z "Whether British, French, or Spanish, colonists almost invariably referred to themselves as Christians and to the Indians they encountered as heathens, pagans or savages." 'The First Frontier': the bloody centuries before America's revolution 2012-02-15T22:17:06Z Last night's episode covered the transition of the city from pagan to Christian epicentre with clarity. TV Review: Miniature Britain; Weight Loss Ward; Rome 2012-12-12T22:00:02Z The profession is over-reacting to the claims of small minority groups, such as the pagan organisation Honoring the Ancient Dead. Museums avoid displaying human remains 'out of respect' 2010-10-25T10:38:00Z So in the first half of the film the insurgent Christian mob draws pagan blood, and the beleaguered pagan elite, including Theon and Orestes, meets the threat with savagery. | 'Agora': Rachel Weisz in a Tale of Ancient Egypt 2010-05-27T22:24:00Z Dig below the event's thin veneer of Christianity and you'll find a pagan springtime ritual. Raccoons, rabbits and Sean Spicer: The camp and contradictions of the White House Easter Egg Roll 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z There are practicing pagans in every state, in cities and suburbs and small towns, ranging from schoolteachers to tech entrepreneurs to the cashier at your local Whole Foods. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Aggrieved by her husband’s coldness, she is easy prey for the pagan shepherd. Opera Review: ‘King Roger,’ With Mariusz Kwiecien, at Santa Fe Opera 2012-07-27T21:24:17Z Hubbard, each laced with hints of the pagan and occult. Review | These two books will lead you down a rabbit hole to unexpected literary delights 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Georgia’s three-voiced polyphonic tradition dates back to pagan times and is currently undergoing a revival there. Music Review: Ensemble Basiani?s Georgian Fare at Mostly Mozart 2010-08-17T22:40:00Z And Garbus' contribution to the series' signature overhead shots of symmetrical action capture the flashlights laid in a circle as the writhing mob consumes Fred, a pagan ritual through and through. "The Handmaid's Tale" furious finale could turn the show around – and it's all in the execution 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The truth is probably more complicated; some authorities view the tarantella as the re-emergence of a celebratory style taken to Italy by pagan Greeks and subsequently stifled by the Roman Senate. Music Review: L?Arpeggiata in ?La Tarantella? at Zankel Hall 2012-03-18T19:24:59Z The mood ranges from sexual bedlam to peaceful pagan idyll. Lines of distinction: Seattle Art Museum exhibit shows range, diversity of Graphic Masters 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Most cultures have their pagan hand-me-downs, and in Scandinavia, it’s Midsummer. A Midsummer Day’s Dream in Sweden 2013-05-10T18:10:13Z Emperor Constantine imposed sweeping reforms across Rome, transforming the pagan empire into a Christian one. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Here’s a small gallery bristling with the pagan energies of the comic book, all pulled from current examples of comics canonization at work. Art Books Elevate Picassos of Pulp 2011-08-21T04:00:08Z Though the stereotype of a witch is someone in all black cackling from a Disney cartoon, real witches are pagan, members of an earth-based spirituality honoring nature and women. My affair with witchcraft 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z He’s a reluctant volunteer, shocked by the primitive conditions and skeptical that these pagans will ever be brought to the light of science or God. Review | As catastrophic waters rise in Thailand, a writer examines the past and imagines the future 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Halloween, a holiday with pagan origins, invites all sorts of mischief. On Halloween, nothing is sacred: A field guide to the election year’s hottest costumes 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z But she had another life: she and her then husband oversaw what they called Stone City, one of the only major pagan sanctuaries in the Bay Area. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The 21st century is proving a good time to be a druid or pagan. Summer solstice: thousands descend on Stonehenge to greet longest day 2013-06-21T07:20:41Z By night, he witnesses a group of costumed men whooping it up in what appears to be some kind of pagan frat ritual. Review: ‘The Ornithologist,’ Cast Adrift on a Surreal Journey 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Sky, a pagan from Devon, broke off from a drumming session to explain how crucial it was that Stonehenge was improved. Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge hit by funding blow 2010-06-21T11:00:00Z The fundamentalist group aims to establish religious rule across the Middle East and regards remnants of the region's pagan ancient civilizations as an affront to Islam. Zahi Hawass urges military action to save Iraq's ancient sites 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Kurlander groups all these — as well as the Nazi obsession with the Holy Grail, witchcraft, Luciferianism, World Ice Theory, anti-gravity machines, astrology and pagan religions — under the rubric “the supernatural imaginary.” It turns out ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ wasn’t so far off about the Nazis 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z While it’s true that Old Testament Hebrews are often shown as proto-Christians and early Christians frequently figure in tales of imperial Rome, these movies typically wallow in pagan “immorality,” if only to deplore it. ‘Gods of Egypt’ and ‘Alexander the Great’: Let Me Polish That Breastplate 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The final dance to the death was not an abandoned, expressive frenzy, but a chilly, robotic repetition of unpredictable patterns, mirroring the fractured rhythms of the music – a pagan ritual of the machine age. The Rest Is Noise festival: the third instalment – Paris 2013-02-08T16:32:00Z Compressed into one urban site, the layers of Istanbul’s pagan, Christian and Islamic pasts present endless narrative possibilities that historians can form into sweeping, commercially enticing sagas. A City Where East Meets West and the Past Is Always Present 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Professor Ronald Hutton, a leading expert on paganism based at Bristol University, said he believed there were at least 100,000 practising pagans in Britain. Summer solstice: thousands descend on Stonehenge to greet longest day 2013-06-21T07:20:41Z For the next three hours, we're down in the muck and chaos of medieval Russia, carried along on the tide of history through gruesome Tartar raids, bizarre pagan rituals, famine, torture and physical hardship. Andrei Rublev: No 1 2010-10-20T10:54:00Z The pastime is said to have originated from pagan traditions. Trump's staff scrambles ahead of Easter egg roll: will they crack under pressure? 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Realizing the depths of her faith, Freydís is sent by Estrid on a pilgrimage to Uppsala, a holy place for the pagans. Ritual love of “Vikings: Valhalla” 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The hiccupping theatricality of her delivery remains a stumbling block, but there is a tantalising carnivorousness to her lower register tonight that is rarely heard outside pagan ceremonies. Goldfrapp; Marina and the Diamonds, Roundhouse, London NW1 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z Lee played the leader of a pagan community in his most frequently cited favorite film, “The Wicker Man,” an offbeat 1973 thriller set on a remote Scottish island. Christopher Lee dies at 93; screen star of 'Dracula' and 'Lord of the Rings' 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z What may surprise non-Russian spectators is how the majority of the women retain their faith in the Soviet system: when one talks of Stalin as a "pagan idol" she is treated as an outsider. Into the Whirlwind - review 2011-01-23T17:59:34Z Mr. Ferrari started a club for “the impious, heretics, apostates, blasphemous, atheists, pagans, agnostics and infidels.” León Ferrari, Provocative Argentine Conceptual Artist, Dies at 92 2013-08-01T03:33:50Z Woodward's character in the cult film, which co-starred Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland, is disturbed to learn the locals are pagan – and are plotting a shocking fate for him. Wicker Man villagers fight to save their only church from developers 2013-02-26T18:23:24Z Presented in the museum’s spacious, neo-Classical rotunda gallery on the fifth floor, “Temple” is a life-size, walk-in construction of a seemingly ancient pagan chapel with a U-shaped footprint and a partly ruined barrel-vaulted roof. Review: Faile Mines the Dark Depths of Modern Youth With Two Exhibitions 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The pagan pomposity of Larsson's thugs, their Wagnerian self-importance, their magazines called Valhalla and White Rebel or their racist music company named "Ragnarcock Records", are surely both contemptible and comic. The Expo Files by Stieg Larsson? review 2012-05-18T21:54:01Z Today the World Heritage's foremost lintelled sarsen structure is not just enduring but thriving, spawning more academic research, wild theorising, bouncy art, and pagan robe sales than ever. Stonehenge enjoys a moment in the sun at summer solstice 2012-06-21T09:04:49Z Alexandria’s pagan aristocracy, to which Hypatia belongs, is challenged by a rebellious and increasingly militant Christian population, with the city’s Jews caught in the middle and its class divisions exacerbated by religious tension. | 'Agora': Rachel Weisz in a Tale of Ancient Egypt 2010-05-27T22:24:00Z But the annual Carodejnice, or Witches’ Night, is a far less sinister tradition than you might think, one rooted in pagan rituals. In Transit: In Prague, a Witches' Night for the Whole Family 2011-04-24T10:00:57Z It is a holdover of ancient Slavic rites of spring, which were adapted into Christianity’s timeline, linking pagan spring rituals with Shrovetide and Lent. 10 traditional winter festivals in Europe 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z They are pagans and Christians, vagabonds and military generals, newspaper columnists and victims of H.I.V. Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ Into a Blessing 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z These include a graceful Roman theater, a dramatic 3,600-foot colonnade and various pagan temples. Islamic State reported to destroy historic tombs in ancient city of Palmyra, Syria 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z In 1973 she took a role as the island librarian in The Wicker Man, Robin Hardy's venerable pagan shocker. Ingrid Pitt: a career in bitesize clips 2010-11-24T16:02:00Z Druids, pagans and partygoers crammed into the stone circle to greet the sun on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere People raise their hands during the summer solstice at Stonehenge, UK. Eyewitness: Summer solstice at Stonehenge 2010-06-22T10:04:00Z Third-century Syria was also a maelstrom of religions, as pagan cults thrived alongside monotheistic religions, some worshipping the sun. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z It featured Lee as Lord Summerisle, merrily locking arms with his fellow pagans as their victim, caged in a giant basket, burned to death. Postscript: Christopher Lee 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The icy, grim ground they met upon arrival corresponded well with their vision of an authentic Christianity: one shorn of its Elizabethan frills and scrubbed of its insidious pagan stains. Actually, the right invented the “War on Christmas”: The real history behind today’s phoniest persecution 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Christian monks in silent orders summoned up pagan texts from library stores with a gagging hand gesture. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Best known for Conan the Barbarian, Howard described Solomon as “a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan.” Movie Review: ‘Solomon Kane,’ Based on Robert E. Howard’s Novel 2012-09-27T21:54:27Z Wheatley's wonky account of contract killing and pagan curses looked like a film washed in from the underground; clammy, unstable and wicked to the core. Ben Wheatley's Sightseers brings English tourist trail to Cannes 2012-05-17T19:00:03Z Sometimes it was long and loose, all the better for a pagan whirl on stage; sometimes it was topped with a Native American-style feather headdress. Natasha Khan on still being 'badass' 2013-02-16T09:00:00Z One lawmaker fulminated about the possibility of “pagans, deists and Mahometans” seeking office. Five people who fought the Christian takeover of America 2012-08-16T17:47:00Z Our Constitution gives Christian conservatives every right to participate in government, just as it recognizes the same right for Unitarians, Buddhists, Muslims, atheists, pagan tree worshippers and anyone of any belief. Does Mike Johnson have a hidden agenda? | Horsey cartoon 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z For Christians, the festival marks the eve of the All Saint's Day feast but it has older, pagan roots, in the Gaelic festival Samhain. Evelyn Hollow: 'Don't call me a ghost hunter' 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “The Black segment is more spiritual and religious, and Halloween’s pagan roots may not sit well with some families.” Market research finds Blacks, baby boomers least likely to celebrate Halloween 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Allen’s attorneys argued in court documents filed in September that the girls were killed by members of a pagan Norse religion and white nationalist group known as the Odinists as part of a ritual sacrifice. Attorneys for an Indiana man charged in 2 killings leave case amid questions of evidence security 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Museum photos showed the marble head of the goddess Athena knocked off its pedestal onto the floor and a statue of a pagan deity shattered into fragments. An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z It described itself as "Germany's biggest pagan community". Germany cracks down on neo-Nazi sect Artgemeinschaft for targeting children 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z And at Stonehenge's equinox celebrations in England, druids, pagans, and anyone else who wants to join in gather to witness the sunrise over the ancient stones. Why the equinox ushers in the arrival of fall 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Defense attorneys in Indiana contended Monday that the two teenage girls whom their client is accused of killing were actually “ritually sacrificed” by pagans. Indiana girls killed in ‘ritual sacrifice,’ says murder suspect’s defense team 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z “Members of a pagan Norse religion, called Odinism, hijacked by white nationalists, ritualistically sacrificed Abigail Williams and Liberty German,” the attorneys state said in the filing. Attorneys for man charged with killing 2 teenage Indiana girls argue they died in ritual sacrifice 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Stonehenge was built by pagans, the Washington Monument was built by Masons and the Statue of Liberty was built by the French. QAnon's weirdest obsession: Why does the radical far right fear the Masons? 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The Kaaba was a center for polytheistic worship among pagan Arabs until the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, when the Prophet Muhammad consecrated the site and inaugurated the Hajj. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Druids and pagans joined a colourful mix of visitors to mark the longest day of the year at the ancient site in Salisbury. Thousands welcome summer solstice at Stonehenge 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The defense attorneys said authorities found multiple ritualistic symbols at the crime scene and that the pagan religion’s signature was found there as well. Indiana girls killed in ‘ritual sacrifice,’ says murder suspect’s defense team 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z A gay, self-described pagan with the name “Lucifer” tattooed on his chest, the Santa Monica-born Anger began his career in the 1940s. Kenneth Anger, leading figure in L.A.'s underground film scene, dies 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Stonehenge was built by pagans; therefore, it's Satanic and needs to be destroyed. QAnon's weirdest obsession: Why does the radical far right fear the Masons? 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z When the pagans had been overcome, our men seized great numbers, both men and women, either killing them or keeping them captive, as they wished. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Christians thus used scorn and contempt to vilify worshipers of other gods – “pagan” indicated that the non-Christian was both ignorant and foolish, even if he or she was a member of the Roman elite. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He tries to inspire them with tales of Charlemagne and other kings, who in their time “have destroyed the kingdoms of the pagans and have extended in these lands the territory of the holy church.” World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It’s also key for many modern pagan practices, often involving rituals to manifest new goals and ideas. Get ready for a ‘black moon’ this month 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z "I was nine at the time and I only ever saw that film as a bad pagan omen," said Justin. Why The Wicker Man has divided opinion for 50 years 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Christians thus used scorn and contempt to vilify worshipers of other gods — “pagan” indicated that the non-Christian was both ignorant and foolish, even if he or she was a member of the Roman elite. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z As money shifted toward building Christian churches and away from temples, so did Christians sometimes lead attacks to desecrate the sites of pagan worship. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In 415, a mob of Christians set upon Hypatia, a pagan philosopher, as she traveled the streets of the provincial capital in her chariot. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Elsewhere, some communities held May Day festivals that harkened back to pagan ceremonies celebrating spring. May Day: World’s workers rally, France sees pension anger 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z And to celebrate the anniversary, as well as the traditional pagan May Day festival, a new Wicker Man was burned this week. Why The Wicker Man has divided opinion for 50 years 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z A spirit of reunion permeated a pagan conference held annually in early April and hosted by the Sacred Space Foundation. Pagan conferences return with more attendees, more magick after pandemic hiatus 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z A much more difficult battle, one that it some ways was never really won, had to do with “pagan” practices. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z So recently pagan, the Christian Roman state now embarked on pogroms and persecutions of pagans and unbelievers meant to eradicate every semblance of the ancient Roman belief systems. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The most important holiday on the Orthodox religious calendar is essentially an outdoor celebration, with equally intense spiritual and pagan parts and religious services followed by feasts, familial and communal. Orthodox Easter mixes spiritual and pagan in equal measure 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z According to English Heritage, a group that manages ancient Roman and Christian historical sites in Great Britain, gifts of hard-boiled eggs date back to spring festivals in the ancient pagan world. Breaking into the basket: Farmers pitch ‘Easter potatoes’ as alternative to high-priced eggs 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The indoor event is one of several traditionally held throughout the year to support the pagan community. Pagan conferences return with more attendees, more magick after pandemic hiatus 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z That religious tradition would persist and spread, ultimately extinguishing the so-called “pagan” religions, despite the political fragmentation left in the wake of the fall of Rome. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The persecution of pagans in the empire coincided with efforts by the church leadership to reel in aspects of the faith that some considered unorthodox. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Some say the prohibition was also because of the pagan deities that Arabs worshipped in the pre-Islamic era. Saudi sculptor steps into limelight as religious curbs ease 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Modern pagans noticed her influence, and the film is still one of the most popular in the community. Horror shows like ‘Mayfair Witches’ hire occult consultants to cast their spells 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z ConVocation, the oldest annual pagan indoor conference, has been held in Detroit since 1995 and, as with the other events, saw early signs of growth for 2023, but unfortunately the weather had other ideas. Pagan conferences return with more attendees, more magick after pandemic hiatus 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z It was less important that pagans understood the nuances of Christianity and more important that they accepted its essential truth. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, as the Roman Empire became more Christian, religious persecution by Christians against pagans became more common throughout the empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Habib-i Najjar Mosque, said to be the first mosque in the Anatolia peninsula, dates back to the Roman Empire, when it is believed there was a pagan temple in its place. Turks look to history and foresee rebirth of ancient Antakya from earthquake ruins 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z It traces Antakya’s many histories: The site originally held an ancient pagan temple, then a church, before finally settling as a mosque, built in the 13th century. Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Despite the external challenges — be it air conditioning, ice storms or global pandemic — the renewed enthusiasm for these events speaks to their importance for the pagan community. Pagan conferences return with more attendees, more magick after pandemic hiatus 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Clearly, the priority was not an attempted purge of pagan culture, but instead the introduction of Christianity in a way that could more easily truly take root. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z During this time, Rome undertook a series of official persecutions meant to restore the primacy of ancient pagan religious worship and practice throughout the empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Eventually, as the Roman Empire became less pagan and more Christian, it was transformed into a celebration honoring St. Valentine. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Fertility-related customs and rituals have been celebrated in mid-February since pagan times, says Emelie Gevalt, curator of folk art and curatorial chair for collections at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. Earnest or playful, that Valentine’s card has a history 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z It starts with a Roman empire, where there's a difference between citizens and barbarians, and later on between Christians and pagans. "The apocalyptic mindset is Republican orthodoxy at this point:" How paranoia consumed the GOP 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Those folk traditions, from folk songs to fairytales to the remnants of pre-Christian pagan practices, were the “true” expression of a national spirit that had, supposedly, laid dormant for centuries. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They waged military campaigns to maintain the frontiers of the empire, promoted Christianity, and enacted laws against pagan practice. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The festival, held every January in the village of Kosharevo, is known as "Surva" and is a mixture of Christian and pagan rituals that can be traced back to Thracian times. Bulgarians ward off evil spirits in ancient winter festival 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Before the coronavirus caused the event’s cancellation for two years, the festival was banned during the 20th century dictatorship of Spanish leader Francisco Franco, a fervent Catholic whose regime suppressed pagan traditions. AP PHOTOS: Costumes, cowbells herald Spanish winter ritual 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z According to results published this year, how many more pagans are there now? Mark Easton's Boxing Day family puzzler 2022 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z All across Europe, missionaries had official instructions not to battle pagan religious practice, but to subtly reshape it. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of the new construction across the empire consisted of the building of churches, many erected with material salvaged from dismantled pagan temples. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The great die-off is, at bottom, a form of self-sacrifice to an angry pagan idol that can never be propitiated. There really is a "great replacement" — but it's not what Tucker Carlson says it is 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Some have even gone so far as to accuse him of heresy for some of his gestures and preaching, including allowing “pagan” statues in the Vatican. Pope Francis warns Vatican staff an ‘elegant demon’ lurks among them 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Despite a forecast of cloud and rain, a large crowd of pagans and druids were among those to visit the site and were rewarded with a pink sky when the weather lifted. 'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Likewise, the existing pagan days of sacrifice were to be rededicated to God and the saints. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They established hermitages and monasteries in traditionally pagan sites and occasionally suffered persecution by the local inhabitants. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The great die-off is a self-sacrifice to an angry pagan god that cannot be propitiated. There really is a "great replacement" — but it's not what Tucker Carlson says it is 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Drawing on this and other evidence, quite a few scholars subscribe to theories that numerous Christmas traditions spawned from pagan psychedelic rituals, even if it's not a mainstream belief. The strange, psychedelic history of Christmas 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z He was so excited about that pagan aspect of Christmas, and that was intriguing to me. How David Harbour went from 'anti-Christmas' guy to action hero Santa in 'Violent Night' 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Their focus shifted, however, in the middle of the century when they began leading crusades against the pagan peoples of the eastern Baltic, including the Lithuanians, Estonians, Finns, and other groups. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The murder of the influential pagan scholar and teacher Hypatia in Alexandria in 415 demonstrates how a bishop could wield extralegal authority. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Newcomers began lobbying for policies like getting rid of school Halloween celebrations due to suspicions about the holiday’s pagan origins. Colorado Springs reckons with past after gay club shooting 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Upon learning Ms. Munroe considers herself a pagan, BMC denied the request again and said she needed to be vaccinated to keep her job. Nurse sues Boston hospital that fired her after she refused to take COVID-19 vaccine 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Until recently, Saudi Arabia banned Halloween, which was viewed as suspicious and pagan. Your Monday Briefing: Seoul Mourns Halloween Crush Victims 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The Baltic lands were the last major region of Europe to remain pagan. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Bishop Cyril viewed Hypatia, who had a large friendship network of Christians and pagans, as a political threat, and he was able to convince the Christian populace to attack and kill her. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Growing up in Saudi Arabia, the two 21-year-old men had never celebrated Halloween, which was variously viewed as a suspiciously pagan foreign holiday — or as sinful, unnecessary and weird — in the conservative Islamic kingdom. Saudi Halloween: Once-Banned Holiday Now Haunted by Masked Monsters 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z But Halloween remains controversial for many Christians because of those pagan associations. Trick or … leaflet? Pastors push connections, ‘Gospel tracts’ for Halloween, says survey 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z In another, they circulated old images of Bolsonaro speaking at Masonic lodges, considered pagan temples by some of his evangelical Christian allies. Analysis: Brazil's Bolsonaro caught off guard by campaign's ugly closing chapter 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z It also cites theological teachings allowing abortion in at least some circumstances by Islamic, Episcopal, Unitarian Universalist and pagan faiths. Judge gauges if Indiana abortion ban defies religious rights 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z And the authors, who were men as far as we know, were Christianized people writing about their “pagan” ancestors. Viking Textiles Show Women Had Tremendous Power 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Many pagan events are not held in public spaces for this reason, although that has been changing over the past 10 years as occult practices have found more acceptance in the public eye. Pagan and witchcraft festivals confront growing Christian harassment 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z As Christianity spread throughout Europe, it replaced pagan and animistic views, explaining supernatural events and forces of nature in its own terms. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z “To please the dead,” he composes and presents a biographical essay of her ancient hero: Julian the Apostate, “the last pagan emperor of Rome, who attempted to turn back the disastrous flood tide of Christianity.” Review | Julian Barnes is back. But where’s the magic? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Numismatist Adrian Marsden said the pagan Vikings went from killing Edmund to "striking coins in his name" to wear as converts within two generations. A Viking's penny pendant is found near King's Lynn 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z He was suspended from the church in 2020 after calling the newly-built Church of the Russian Armed Forces a "pagan temple". Russia-Ukraine war: Priest detained for criticising Putin 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Held in busy Astor Place, a tourist crossroads, the day-long WitchsFest USA is one of the most visible pagan festivals and, therefore, one of the most vulnerable. Pagan and witchcraft festivals confront growing Christian harassment 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The term "heathen" is the rough Germanic translation of the term "pagan," which originates as a description of people in the ancient Greco-Roman past who failed to accept Christianity. America and the "Heathen": How we set ourselves apart from "sh**hole countries" 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Druids and pagans joined other visitors to mark the longest day of the year at the ancient site. Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands welcome back celebrations 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z For Garland, the starting point for “Men” was an ancient piece of pagan iconography found across Europe known as the Green Man. Don't expect Alex Garland to explain what's happening in 'Men.' But here are a few hints 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z As the legend goes, Dymphna was born to a pagan king and a Christian mother in Ireland. We’re in a crisis and St. Dymphna, patron saint of mental health, is having a renaissance 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z RavenHawk also called Lady Liberty League, a pagan civil rights organization based in Wisconsin, for legal advice and support. Pagan and witchcraft festivals confront growing Christian harassment 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z I think the author actually says that "whatever sacrifices were exacted in pursuit of that grace," including the extinction "of a noble pagan culture," is worth it. America and the "Heathen": How we set ourselves apart from "sh**hole countries" 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z "There are people who are modern day druids and pagan groups who treat this as a place of worship," she added. Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands welcome back celebrations 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The rituals that drive this pagan sacrifice — the abduction of a young victim, the fearsome sages, the wild and will-suppressing ecstasy of the final “Sacrificial Dance” — become overpowering. Review: Gustavo Dudamel puts a remarkable 'Rite of Spring' in a revealing Latin American context 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Easter coincides with the pagan spring fertility festival, in which people come out of the darkness of winter and celebrate. Donald Trump Jr. mocked after posting gun-toting Easter bunnies 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z In the tenth century, German emperor Otto the Great sold his pagan Slavic captives into slavery, giving us the word “slave.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As a non-Christian faith, it was considered heathen, pagan and anti-American when it was introduced to the United States by Chinese laborers in the 1850s. Turning brokenness into beauty: Buddhists respond to anti-Asian violence 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The Romans persecuted the early Christian community, and Emperor Hadrian built pagan temples on the site. Christians find unity in restoring holiest Jerusalem church 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Ukraine is of visceral significance to the Russian Orthodox Church because it is seen as the cradle of Russian civilisation, where in the 10th century Byzantine Orthodox missionaries converted the pagan Prince Volodymyr. Analysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z So, Trump Jr. embraced the pagan tradition with the added twist of death and destruction. Donald Trump Jr. mocked after posting gun-toting Easter bunnies 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z By then, the pagan and Christian figures were already fused. As Ireland’s Church Retreats, the Cult of a Female Saint Thrives 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z It also looks at the distrust between pagan and Christian Vikings. The Vikings are back: 'Valhalla' series brings more adventures to screen 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The show has been criticized online for alleged Satanic and pagan content. Turkey orders TV programs to protect family values 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Malanka, which draws on pagan folk tales, marks the new year according to the Julian calendar, meaning it falls on Jan. 13-14. AP PHOTOS: Ukrainians observe pagan-rooted new year festival 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Once upon a time in the kingdom, almost no holidays were allowed, shunned as pagan customs. How do Saudis celebrate Christmas? Quietly. 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z When the pagan king refused, she asked him to give her as much land as her cloak would cover. As Ireland’s Church Retreats, the Cult of a Female Saint Thrives 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Druids and pagans are being joined by many others to celebrate the end of the longest night of the year. Crowds gather for winter solstice at Stonehenge 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Christian and pagan symbolism seen at the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Religious imagery in Capitol attack is year’s top religion news story: survey 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The celebrations stem from a pagan myth about Malanka, a daughter of the Slavic deity Lada, who was once kidnapped by an evil snake and locked up in the underworld before being rescued. AP PHOTOS: Ukrainians observe pagan-rooted new year festival 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z “Do you think Christmas trees were really a religious symbol? They were pagan symbols. My kids liked them.” He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets and Modernized Christmas 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z “Brigid was both Christian and pagan, a mix of the two, and while I’m not very religious, I am very spiritual, and she brings it together for me,” Ms. O Briain said. As Ireland’s Church Retreats, the Cult of a Female Saint Thrives 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Dressing up as the creature was long banned by the Roman Catholic Church as a pagan tradition. In Leavenworth, Christmas skirmish breaks out over rebranding and Krampus Drink Crawl 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Their origin has been traced to ancient pagan festivals. Giant Swedish Yule goat torched again after 5-year respite 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The animals are a beloved Swedish Christmas symbol, dating back to pagan times. Sweden’s most endangered Christmas decorations burnt, again 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z In response, Kelly advised his cast to moderate their expressions of pagan merriment. In 1969 at Westlake, Santa sees you when you’re protesting 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Sequestered in a small woven basket opened by a fleshy cluster of women, young and voluptuous or old and weathered, the pagan infant is a veritable Moses plucked from the bulrushes. Review: The Getty Villa's gem of a Peter Paul Rubens show 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z “We say that it is God who determines when life begins,” he added, asserting the group’s filing merely outlines “the difference between a pagan worldview and a biblical worldview.” Groups plan prayer vigil outside Supreme Court as Mississippi abortion case argued 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The religion made sense to her and she joined the Women of the Goddess Circle, a feminist pagan spiritual community of women in the Dianic tradition of Wicca, which focuses on women’s empowerment. Holiday traditions are different for everyone. Here’s how 4 Seattle-area families and social groups plan to celebrate 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Bennett discussed the self-exploration at the heart of witchcraft on a recent episode of Infernal Alchemy, the podcast they do with Christian Cuna, 23, a Florida pagan. From spellcasting to podcasting: Inside the life of a teenage witch Instead, young actresses and dancers playing the part of pagan priestesses went through their routine looking incongruous in sportswear and sandals, to save their flowing tunics for Monday. Weather, protest cloud Beijing flame-lighting rehearsal 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Marking the autumn equinox, druids, pagans and other visitors were allowed access to the stone circle again for the first time since the pandemic began. Covid-19: Life expectancy falls for men and Stonehenge welcomes pagans again 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Accidental death by discus is not quite the same as crucifixion, but during the Renaissance there was a concerted attempted to square pagan mythology with the Bible. Simply the most beautiful paintings in the world These discussions and rituals eventually led Van Cleve to a Wiccan women’s group, a modern pagan religion. Holiday traditions are different for everyone. Here’s how 4 Seattle-area families and social groups plan to celebrate 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Researchers say the figure could represent a pagan deity. Unearthed idol may have been a pagan deity, researchers say, and could hold clues to Ireland’s past 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z It suggests that there’s less of a difference between the pagan world and the Christian one, between decency and desire, and maybe even between God and humanity, than we like to think. Did you love or loathe 'The Green Knight'? Either way, you're not alone 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z The writer appeared in the movie as the priestess performing the pagan wedding. Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, rock journalist, author and partner of Jim Morrison, dies at 75 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The Green Knight himself is both a resurrected Christ figure and an avatar of the natural world — an imposing, sometimes confounding embodiment of pagan and Christian traditions. Review: ‘The Green Knight,’ with Dev Patel as an Arthurian adventurer, is a ravishing triumph 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z "This is a record that crystallises the idea of Wolf Alice as one of the great modern British bands - and definitely the best grunge/soft rock/pagan folk hybrid of them all." Wolf Alice: Critics laud band's 'third and best' album 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Horrified by the pagan worship he had seen in Ireland, he swore to someday become a priest and return to the island to spread Christianity. Unearthed idol may have been a pagan deity, researchers say, and could hold clues to Ireland’s past 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z “Was the abbey established to ‘purify’ a pagan place?” Scientists unravel a mystery about a naked giant carved into an English hill 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z But his Vulcan, almost pagan sense of human nature and its prospects compromised the classically liberal freedoms of expression and inquiry that he claimed to defend. What "politics" does to history: The saga of Henry Kissinger and George Shultz's right-hand man 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z “Christ is born,” she says, and the invocation lingers; like so many Arthurian legends, “The Green Knight” bears witness as an old world of pagan rites gives way to a rising tide of Christian belief. Review: ‘The Green Knight,’ with Dev Patel as an Arthurian adventurer, is a ravishing triumph 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The arrival of Dr. Wendle seems a relief, until they realize that she, too, talks to the forest, through her own scientific, yet inherently pagan, system. Review: Ben Wheatley's 'In the Earth' summons the elemental nature of folk horror 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The police swapped tips on identifying pagan symbols. It’s Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Victorian London schoolboys Holmes and Watson become friends while in pursuit of a lethal pagan cult. Movies on TV this week 'Pulp Fiction' on BBC America and IFC 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Show asked McCoy what her religion was and Tammy responded, “I am pagan,” according to the lawsuit. A pagan says she faced religious discrimination while working at Panera. Now, she’s suing. 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z It remains highly popular as a national tradition despite the disdain of hardline Islamists who see it a pagan relic. Three killed, over 1,000 hurt as Iranians celebrate fire festival 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “But at the same time, it’s safe to say they may be either as concerned or possibly more concerned about the group’s pagan beliefs,” he said. A small-town congregation sold its church. A whites-only group moved in. 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Between 400 and 600, these pagan powers coalesced into kingdoms that converted to Christianity in the seventh century. Why this famed Anglo-Saxon ship burial was likely the last of its kind 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Prof Carver told BBC History magazine the "extravagant and very richly-furnished" pagan burials were probably in reaction to the spread of Christianity. Sutton Hoo: The Anglo Saxon treasures that inspired The Dig starring Ralph Fiennes 2021-01-17T05:00:00Z “Discrimination against pagans not only harms the individuals directly impacted in a case but pagan people and society as a whole,” Fox said. A pagan says she faced religious discrimination while working at Panera. Now, she’s suing. 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z These are ancient Scandinavian symbols revived and twisted by 19th-century European nationalists and 20th-century Nazis, and their appropriation infuriates contemporary pagans and Heathens. Decoding the hate symbols seen at the Capitol insurrection 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Chansley said he had spent much of his life around Phoenix, following a spiritual path that led him from Catholicism to a mix of pagan and New Age-like religious beliefs. Trump supporter in horns and fur is charged in Capitol riot 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z It’s also frequently noted that the date of Christmas coincides with the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, and is thus as much a pagan as a Christian observance. Opinion | This Christmas, we’re turning darkness into light 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z But evergreen boughs have been essential seasonal decor since ancient times as part of pagan winter solstice celebrations. Why do we have Christmas trees? The surprising history behind this holiday tradition. 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z McCoy’s lawsuit claims that she was fully qualified to do her job and that the harassment and firing were solely due to her pagan religious beliefs. A pagan says she faced religious discrimination while working at Panera. Now, she’s suing. 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z For pagans, the Winter Solstice is an important event as it welcomes the new sun. Stonehenge Winter Solstice ban criticised by senior druid 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Known as rag trees in Ireland, one of several other countries where the practice survives, the arbres à loques show pagan and Christian influences. COVID masks adorn healing trees in updated pagan rite 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z A police sergeant comes to a Scottish isle where a local lord presides over a sacrificial pagan cult. Movies on TV this week: 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z According to NPR, this unusual tradition may have evolved from a pagan ritual in which people set tree trunks on fire to keep warm through the winter. Why do we have Christmas trees? The surprising history behind this holiday tradition. 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Halloween was born from remnants of a pagan feast that also is bound up with the celebration of one of the highest holy days in the Christian calendar, All Saints Day. How to build a trick-or-treat candy chute and save Halloween 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The remains of an Anglo-Saxon warlord have been uncovered in southern England, in a pagan burial site that experts say lain undisturbed for more than 1,400 years. Ancient warlord’s skeleton and sword discovered after 1,400 years 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Black Madonnas may have emerged as syncretic symbols that linked pagan beliefs connected with fertility and the Mother Earth to Christianity. How artist Mark Steven Greenfield's Black Madonnas vanquish white supremacy 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “It is indeed a frightful chronicle — a story which burns its way into the soul, and which makes every human being, pagan or Christian cry out — ‘this must not happen again.’ The U.S. hid Hiroshima’s human suffering. Then John Hersey went to Japan. 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z But then, she writes about pagan mythology and she’s not exactly nice. Review: Classic English drama gets a welcome diversity makeover with the tender ‘Summerland' 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z But the political and religious conservatism of the Victorian era deemed makeup to be pagan. Maybe he’s born with it, maybe it helps with video calls: Makeup for men finds a niche 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Like Moloch, the ancient pagan god, Donald Trump is ever ready to demand that Americans sacrifice themselves for his greater good. Healthcare is Trump's Achilles heel. Republicans don't get it | Lloyd Green 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Marshal and a spiritual adviser, whom the Bureau of Prisons referred to as an “Appalachian pagan minister.” Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Senior druid King Arthur Pendragon said it was "not very pagan" to watch a "false sunrise" on a screen. Solstice revellers urged not to head to Stonehenge 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z He’s loyal and sweet and he asks about her work, and soon Alice is sharing her research into the myth of Summerland, or pagan heaven. Review: Classic English drama gets a welcome diversity makeover with the tender ‘Summerland' 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z In later centuries, as the reformation and industrial revolution proceeded, festivals, feast days, sports, revels and ecstatic rituals of countless kinds were outlawed for their tendency to result in drunken, pagan or otherwise ungodly behaviour. The power of crowds 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Sanchi represents a fascinating interplay of the pagan and the puritan spirit. How the Buddha Got His Face 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Walpurgis Night, which runs from April 30 to the evening of May 1, dates back to pagan celebrations of spring. Swedish city to dump metric ton of chicken manure in park to discourage festival gathering 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z "It's not very pagan or druidic, to sit in front of a screen and watch what effectively is a false sunrise because all it is is a film," he said. Solstice revellers urged not to head to Stonehenge 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z The origins of Walpurgis Night date back to pagan celebrations of spring. Swedish city to use chicken manure to deter crowds 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z It is an Easter Monday ritual of pagan origin, popular in rural areas. Lockdown spares Czech women an Easter whipping 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z The ancient games were held in Olympia for more than 1,000 years until they were stopped in early Christian times because of their pagan past. Amid virus precautions, Tokyo Olympic flame is lit in Greece 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The Olympic flame is ceremonially lit months in advance of the games at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, among the ruined pagan temples of Ancient Olympia. Olympic flame-lighting in Greece to proceed despite virus 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z But that is not the story told by his ex-wife, a self-described wiccan pagan, who publicizes his whereabouts on social media and calls Mattern “a con man, braggart, narcissist, misogynist and worse.” He was touted as the Mojave Desert's savior. Authorities said it was all a ruse 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z While the group considers itself the culmination of biblical prophecies, many Peruvians see the Israelitas as pagan. Fringe religious party gains power in crisis-stricken Peru 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Over the years, Janis also became a devotee of Wicca, a modern pagan religion. How Hollywood movies saved a gay Russian teenager 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z During the bishops’ meeting, conservatives expressed deep concerns that the church was diluting its teaching by opening to Indigenous forms of worship that they considered pagan. Pope Francis Sets Aside Proposal on Married Priests 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z He called for the church to incorporate indigenous traditions and cultures into its ministry, including song and dance, myth and festivals, and urged patience when confronted with apparently pagan practices and symbols. Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z |
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