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Beltane Fire Festival.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Beltane Fire Festival

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.
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Mari Lwyd

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.
Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at night.
Palestrina, Italy

Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.
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Cake Pull

At some New Orleans weddings, bridesmaids predict their futures with these hidden charms.
Walberla sunset
Wiesenthau, Germany

Walberla

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Design rendering of the temple.
Reykjavik, Iceland

Ásatrú Temple

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Rowtor Rocks.
Derbyshire, England

Rowtor Rocks

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.
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Thorrablot

This midwinter food festival honors Iceland's pagan history.
The labyrinth, with castle ruins in the background.
Dunure, Scotland

Dunure Labyrinth

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.
Cathedral of St. Demetrius.
Vladimir, Russia

Cathedral of Saint Demetrius

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.
Rudston Monolith.
East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Rudston Monolith

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.
The Manisa Relief.
Şehzadeler, Turkey

Manisa Relief

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.
Saint Edwin's Cross.
Nottinghamshire, England

Saint Edwin's Chapel Cross

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.
Young women, with blinis, and Lady Maslenitsa burning in the background.
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Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.
Peko Jumalamägi.
Estonia

Peko

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
The Devil's Pulpit.
Craighat, Scotland

Devil's Pulpit

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Jack-in-the Green May Day Festival, 2014.
Hastings, England

Jack in the Green

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
In 2015, this effigy of the Pagan goddess Marzanna met a fiery end.
witchcraft

Welcoming Spring by Burning the Goddess of Winter

Traditions!
Sarah Laskow March 20, 2018