Ancient Traditions And Customs Archive

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Shortly before Christmas, you can see this little fellow everywhere in Scandinavia. He appears on Christmas cards, in shops, on the Christmas tree,

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do you have the courage to challenge supernatural forces? If you decide to do so, remember it will be your own doing. One

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On October 31, many of us celebrate Halloween, a tradition that is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. It

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On June 21, many people around the world celebrate the summer solstice. It’s an ancient tradition that is still alive. The festivals are often

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Like many other ancient cultures, people in Japan have long believed dreams can foretell the future. For example, ancient Egyptians believed certain signs

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did you know that Nordic people celebrated a festival similar to Christmas long before they became Christian? Of course, Norse Yule was not

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It's difficult to imagine a Christmas celebration without a beautifully decorated Christmas tree at home. In the United States alone, more than 40

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Advent is a Christian season celebration that begins on the first on the Sunday nearest November 30, the feast day of St. Andrew the

Jan Bartek -  AncientPages.com - If you are open-minded about unorthodox healing methods, then the Whisperers' practices should interest you. The Whisperers are said to possess a magical

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The rubber ball game is one of the most fundamental and iconic features of ancient Mesoamerica, a pre-Columbian cultural region encompassing Guatemala, Belize,

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It may sound somewhat surprising, but the celebration of Christmas, Easter, Midsummer, and Saint's Day was forbidden for a very long time in

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - The Kallikantzaroi are naughty and sometimes evil underground goblins who emerge during the 12 days of Christmas and then disappear into the Earth

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is originally a character from the tradition of the East Slavs including the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian people. In

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It’s always nice to see that ancient traditions and customs are still alive in our modern society, but sometimes festivals can go too