Cato the Younger’s death was one of the most famous suicides of antiquity. A staunch defender of the Roman Republic, he ...
Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival,... How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging ...
On a chilly December night in Sandy Spring, Md., dozens of people crammed into the Woodlawn Manor for a Victorian-era Yuletide dance lesson, the wood floors creaking under the uncertain steps of ...
Evidence for the largest single incident of mass child sacrifice in the Americas— and likely in world history—has been discovered on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists tell National Geographic.
A 23-year-old Mexican gang queenpin known for carving out the hearts of her victims and offering them up as sacrifices to a ...
TikTok—specifically #witchtok—is fueling interest in paganism. Here’s how to immerse yourself in full moon rituals, spellcasting, and more. The Ivana Kupala festival, in Kyiv, Ukraine, is part of an ...
Remains of sacrificed woman, Pucalá, Peru(Courtesy Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán) Archaeologists have long known that ancient societies on Peru’s north coast killed male prisoners of war and drank ...