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SAMHAIN AND ÁLFABLÓT: PARALLEL RITES OF THE PAGAN HALLOWEEN SEASON   The wheel turns, the shadows lengthen, and we reach the ancient threshold between light and dark. For many paths,...

Explore Ostara, the spring equinox pagan festival of renewal and fertility. Discover its history, symbols and ties to Easter.

This is the Wild Hunt — a spectral procession of riders, the dead, gods, and monsters sweeping across the winter sky. It is one of the oldest and most widespread myths in Northern Europe, appearing in Norse mythology, Celtic tradition, Germanic folklore, and later Christianised accounts.

Imbolc explored: Brigid, fire and water, folklore, history, and quiet seasonal rituals rooted in real land-based tradition.

Join us as we highlight pagan traditions that Christianity took and altered to be a part of what we now know as Christmas.

This article explores those creatures as they were understood in the North itself: Icelandic, Scandinavian, Baltic-Finnic, and Sámi traditions were shaped by hunger, cold, and long dark months.

In the Viking Age, death was an expected visitor. Burial mounds stood in the fields, and more than a few families worked their land under the steady gaze of their fallen ancestors.

In this article, we’ll explore Samhain’s meaning, ancient and modern Samhain rituals, and how Viking and Norse traditions like Álfablót reveal shared roots of remembrance, harvest, and reverence for the unseen.

Explore the meaning of Mabon, the pagan sabbat of balance, harvest, gratitude, and seasonal rituals on the autumnal equinox.

Rooted in Celtic tradition, Lughnasadh is named for one of the most important gods of the Irish pantheon: Lugh of the Long Arm (Lugh Lámhfhada). From baking bread to lighting ritual fires, let’s look at the deeper meaning of this ancient tradition and how to celebrate it in modern, meaningful ways.

This guide offers a grounded look at each point on the wheel as it appears through the lens of Celtic, Norse, and folk European traditions.