Zofia Stryjeńska. Smigus-dyngus Where does the tradition of ‘śmigus-dyngus’ come from? The custom of splashing water on one ...

The first recorded case is that of Pope John II, whose birth name was Mercury, after the Roman god. Considering it inappropriate to bear a pagan name as leader of the Church, he decided to change ...

Whether influenced by the vastness of space, the imaginative worlds of science fiction, the influence of pop culture, or the beauty of nature, futuristic baby names signify a sense of wonder and ...

The first pope to change his name did so because he was named after a pagan god. Credit: DALL-E / labrujulaverde.com Rome, year 533 AD. The Eternal City, once the capital of the Empire, now under ...

English Heritage has been criticised for producing a children’s booklet about Easter, which apparently talks about the pagan character of the pre-Christian festival, while completely ignoring its ...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Randy Arozarena hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning then added a two-run double during a four-run 10th and the Seattle Mariners rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 11-7 on ...

We’ve already gotten a taste of warm weather, so it’s starting to whet our appetites for the multitude of festivals a Cleveland summer has to offer. Sure, we have a couple of cold-weather ones — ...

He wrote that a pagan festival of spring in the name of the goddess had become assimilated into the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Christ. It's interesting that while most European ...