Over 6,000 years old and still a site for worship, Stonehenge remains a unique place. As the first rays of the sun shine into ...

Did you know that some of the oldest human-made structures on Earth align precisely with the rising sun on the summer ...

In Romania, dancers wearing crowns of wheat gathered for the Sanziene, or “Fairies," a pre-Christian, pagan celebration in ...

Many thousands of people welcomed the summer in Porto the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by ...

Many thousands of people welcomed the summer in Porto the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by ...

The fern that brings money: Another ritual linked to the night of San Giovanni is to collect a fern and keep it in the pocket to encourage economic prosperity. Also in this case, no scientific ...

Along with Christmas, jaaniõhtu (23 June) and jaanipäev (24 June) are the most important holidays in the Estonian calendar.

Ukrainians celebrated the ancient festival of Ivana Kupala, a tradition rooted in Slavic paganism, marking the summer ...

Ukrainians are marking the summer solstice with Ivana Kupala, a traditional midsummer celebration rooted in pre-Christian ...

Summer Solstice is almost here and this is how you can mark the annual occasion and what gifts the Sun's peak could bring ...

As the sun rose on the longest day of the year Saturday, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years.

From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...