One theory surrounds the Roman Feast of Lupercalia, held on Feb. 15, and an ancient pagan fertility ... s Day are certain symbols that reflect the meaning of love and romance.

the goddess of love. Meanwhile, Aphrodite's son Eros was often depicted carrying a hare, as a symbol of unquenchable desire. From the Greek world through the Renaissance, hares often appear as ...

The history and origins of how Easter began aren't rooted in what Christians know as Resurrection Sunday, but rather, as part of the lexicon of Pagan holidays ... as the egg is a symbol of the ...

(RNS) — “Love ... sexuality. Pagan cultures established a tradition of planting a maypole in the ground and dancing around it, and modern Wiccans still regard the maypole as a symbol of ...

As portrayed by Chris Hemsworth in the Thor and Avengers movies, Thor is a flagon of mead by day, bevy of wenches by night kind of guy–the sort of god whose love ... it was a pagan symbol ...

Ireland’s love symbols have a long history from the pagan worship of fertility goddesses such as Brigid and, in some interpretations, Sheelagh Na Gig. The Claddagh Ring is probably Ireland’s ...

This version claims the tree's fall as a pagan symbol turned it into a declaration of Christianity. The tree was then seen as a triangular symbol of the Holy Trinity. Whether or not that's the ...

How did the heart shape become the symbol of true love? Nobody’s quite sure ... Christians escape punishment at the hands of the pagan emperor. Just before his death, it’s believed that ...