Venture into Somerset’s cider country to mark the turning of apple season at a traditional wassailing ceremony.

Pagan and Christian elements have been fused in Halloween for centuries. In the 1800s, Irish immigrants brought their Halloween traditions to the Americas and mass media have spread elements of ...

Many of the more than 1,000 people in attendance at Friday’s burn admitted they’re ready to turn the page, at least for now, on the holiday season. “We just wanna watch it burn,” said ...

It’s a chance for locals to dispatch their ceremonial indoor pine trees and for the community, and curious outsiders, to gather in a bonfire ritual similar to one of many winter solstice ...

near Builth Wells A daughter carried out her father's last wishes by burying him illegally in woodland in a pagan-style ritual, a court has heard. Eirys Brett, 31, and her partner Mark Watson ...