Many pagan Celtic traditions from medieval times were incorporated into Marian veneration, the most notable of which was the collection of flowers. Flowers were used to decorate grottoes, altars and ...

According to Irish mythology, this time ... they likely symbolized pagan ritual and religious belief. It is quite possible that they also represented a time of celebration, joy, music, dancing ...

Costumed trick-or-treating takes its inspiration from the Celtic holiday Samhain—“summer’s end” in Irish—more than ... to assimilate pagan influences as Christianity was working to ...

For the last 15 years, the Christmas-time live version of the show has drawn on Celtic, Pagan, and Christian traditions to celebrate the music of the season. First launched in 2003, A Christmas Celtic ...