A: Opinions hostile to Mary, to Marian devotion and doctrine, frequently refer to similarities between the Incarnation of Jesus and pagan mythologies of immaculate conceptions and virgin births in ...

As Mary went to shore, the pagan idols called on the people living in the neighborhood ... Gregory Palamas, in his Life of St. Peter the Athonite (PG150, 1005, 11) records the Virgin’s words and ...

In most Christian churches across the West, the Virgin Mary is portrayed with light skin ... Some theories suggest that Christian artists simply repurposed old pagan artworks that depicted ...

If any one day can attract more meanings than one day can handle, May Day has! Few would think of it as a religious holiday, not just because it’s not a day off in our country, but rather ...

Virgin Prunes' debut album marked them as a unique force in Irish music, taking influence from the punk scene, avant-gardists and even sean-nós singers ...

According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough ...

It's the perfect time to enjoy delicious, golden crepes and pancakes. While this gourmet ritual is eagerly awaited, few really know its origins. Why do we associate this traditional holiday with ...

Many Christian holidays we observe today are based on pagan holidays that were so ingrained ... It was associated with the Virgin Mary originally. The Lughnasa festival celebrated the beginning ...

The Pagan Christ (Thomas Allen ... there is no evidence for the idea that Horus was virgin born. And the New Testament Mary was certainly not a goddess (like Isis). There is no evidence for the idea ...

Eventually, these pagan traditions merged with Christianity ... Candlemas is the commemoration of the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple.

A near deserted shoreline. Steam from a train passing by. A nuclear power station dissolving in the mist. The lighthouses, vast sentinels. Maritime objects, scattered. A ship graveyard. The shingle ...