BOTH: And you are listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. HEINEN: We are less than a week out from Halloween, one of the most widely celebrated holidays in ...

Spring is in full bloom and we're halfway to summer. May 1, known as May Day, has long been celebrated as the midway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Like those days, May Day ...

Valentine's Day heralds the midpoint of February when couples will exchange flowers and chocolates, head out for a romantic candlelit dinner and celebrate their enduring love. Whether you find the ...

Valentine's Day is almost here, but it wasn't always the heart-filled, card-giving, chocolate-gifting holiday we know today. Here's everything you should know about the history of the beloved holiday ...

Halloween is a fun celebration for many, but for queer people, it can be an especially meaningful opportunity to honour their ...

Easter is celebrated as a Christian holiday, but some believe its roots trace back to a pagan goddess named Eostre. Did ...

Most of us, Christian or not, are told that many of our Western Christmas traditions were originally pre-Christian pagan traditions from Europe, which the Church conscripted and reinterpreted for ...

For some Connecticut residents, paganism isn’t just a religion — it’s a community. WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with CT Mirror’s Shahrzad Rasekh to discuss her article, “Pagans in Connecticut: Stepping ...

Many of the Easter traditions Christians celebrate today date back to the early days of Christianity. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of ...

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