Ancient Traditions And Customs Archive

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Once, a long time ago, there was a very precious herb in the ancient city of Cyrene, a Greek city on the North African

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - If you have the patience and are not determined to compete with some of the world’s most talented artists, painting can be a

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When Christmas approaches, children wait impatiently for Santa Claus to bring them gifts. Kids are taught misbehaving children receive coal on the night

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures across the world had a common belief in someone that protects the home, looking after the entire household and the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It’s been a hard and sad year for many, but it doesn’t mean we should break with old traditions, and nothing can stop

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

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

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

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,

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com  - Ancient legends of Perchta (also known as Berchta or Berta) are native to Austria, especially Salzburg, and the Alpine regions of Switzerland, and

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In Icelandic mythology, Gryla (Grýla) is a giantess who lives in the mountains of Iceland. She is mentioned in Snorre Sturluson's Prose Edda,

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Bread has been known for millennia though its true history from the beginning is lost in time. It is the basic food of