Folklore
Sep 06 2025
A hummingbird can stop you in your tracks. One moment the garden seems quiet, and the next a tiny flash of green, ruby, violet, or bronze appears beside a flower. The bird hovers almost impossibly in place, darts backward, disappears, and sometimes returns before you have fully registered what you just saw. It is easy …
Mar 25 2024
Holi is one of the best-known Hindu festivals, celebrated with color, music, food, gatherings, and traditions that welcome the arrival of spring. It is observed across India and in Hindu communities around the world, but the way Holi is celebrated can vary considerably from one region to another. For many people, Holi is associated with …
Mar 17 2024
St. Patrick is one of the most recognizable religious figures associated with Ireland, yet much of what people think they know about him comes from stories written long after his lifetime. He did not begin life in Ireland. He was born in Roman Britain, was kidnapped as a teenager and taken to Ireland as a …
Oct 27 2022
How did pumpkins become a symbol for Halloween and when did we start to carve pumpkins? The carving of pumpkins has certainly evolved from a jack o’ lantern face of two triangle eyes, triangle nose, and carved teeth, to anything from elaborate animals to the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars. Pumpkins are a symbol of …
