Historians speculate this was done by the Emperor as a move to weaken established pagan celebrations that occurred around the Winter Solstice. The date wouldn’t be accepted by the Eastern Empire ...

The celebrations revolving around Groundhog ... the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. During Candlemas, Christians would light candles to predict how long winter would ...

Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.

Groundhog Day is rooted in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring ... The holiday stems from a centuries-old pagan and Christian tradition ...

Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.

Cluxatawney Henrietta is prepping her feathers for another Groundhog Day forecast. Will she predict an early spring?

How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranked the ...

We could piggyback on the Pennsylvania Feb. 2 Groundhog Day hype by naming our groundhog as the one and only “Meeker ...

Valentine's Day is on Friday, February 14! The best part is that it falls on the Friday before a long weekend, so make sure ...

The date of this spring holiday is not as random as you might think. The post Why Does Easter Fall on a Different Sunday ...

Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is a celebration of the upcoming spring and the longer days ahead. It was said that on the eve of Imbolc ...

Wicca/Neo Pagan Festival commemorating the beginning of spring. It is held in the middle of the winter solstice and spring equinox. February 2 Candlemas – Christian Christian celebration of the ...