Over 1,000 years ago, Norse gods like Odin, Loki, Thor and Freya were worshipped across Scandinavia. Now there are indications that Norse Paganism is becoming a significant force once again. The ...

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The extent of the Anti-Semitic movement in Germany can be gauged by the fact that there are several Nationalist bodies, such as the “German Order,” which are actually worshipping Wotan, and other ...

Christmas and the festive season are known by various names, depending on your traditions and where you come from. The word "Christmas" itself typically refers to the Christian holiday, while phrases ...

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 ...

Classicist Nadya Williams argues for believers reading the Greco-Roman classics. What follows is strange. Troilus’s soul leaves his body, rising above the fields of death. From this vantage point he ...

When they lived in German Village in the 2010s, Kelly Jasin and her husband Bryan would often pass an abandoned art studio that Kelly thought just "screamed" bridal store. An attorney and banker by ...

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Ever wondered what war smells like? Or ponder the odor of love, or the stench of medieval Paris, or the sacred fragrance of religion? A new exhibition in Germany allows visitors ...

Matthias Balk / AFP via Getty Images German police say they’ve broken up an international art forgery ring that tried to sell works purportedly by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo and others for ...