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A golden moon hangs at the top. Below it, a black crow perches on a bare branch hung with autumn leaves. Beneath the crow sits a dark cauldron with the word SAMHAIN lettered across it in amber, a gree..

We look forward to October all year. Not for the plastic skeletons and the fog machines — for the other Halloween. The one made of candlelight and dark evenings, of a cup of tea going cold beside y..

Pokrova is one of the most widely kept feasts in the Ukrainian calendar, and one of the least known outside the Orthodox and Greek Catholic world. It marks the Intercession of the Theotokos — the mome..

The year's second moment of balance arrives on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The sun crosses the equator heading south, day and night come as close to even as they will get until March, and the moder..

Two observances meet on 27 July in Ukraine. The Church commemorates Saint Panteleimon, the physician-martyr said to have treated people without payment. On the same date, Ukraine thanks those who have..

Look up Saint Anne's feast day and you will find two dates one day apart. Eastern churches keep the Dormition of Righteous Anna, the mother of the Virgin Mary, on July 25 — in 2026 a Saturday. Roman C..

Father's Day gift guides converge on the same shelf: ties, multitools, grilling accessories. If the father you are shopping for has actual characteristics — a city he calls home, Ukrainian roots, a pa..

Midsummer refuses to sit on one date in 2026. Sweden starts on Friday, June 19. The astronomical solstice arrives on Sunday, June 21. Denmark lights its Sankt Hans fires on Tuesday, June 23, and the B..

The longest day of 2026 arrives on Sunday, June 21. The sun climbs as high as it will go all year, daylight stretches to its limit, and the modern Pagan calendar marks the turn as Litha. It is also wh..

Every October, Samhain turns up on mugs, doormats, and streaming specials; every December, Yule does the same. The other six names on the wheel — Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas, Mabon — tend t..

Ask two Ukrainians when Ivan Kupala falls, and you may get two answers a fortnight apart: the night of June 23–24 or the night of July 6–7. Neither is wrong. Behind the two dates stand two church cale..

What "Holy Trinity" means as a feast day The Holy Trinity is one of the major feasts of the Christian year, alongside Easter and Christmas. It is the day on which the Church commemorates the descent ..

Mother's Day lands on a different date depending on where you live. The United States, Canada, Australia, and a number of other countries mark it on the second Sunday of May, which in 2026 falls on..

Who is Saint Cyril In Christian tradition, there are several saints named Cyril, but the most famous of them is Saint Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Teacher of the Slavs. It is usually him who is mean..

Who is Saint Irene of Macedon In Christian tradition, there are several saints named Irene, and one of the most famous is Saint Irene of Macedon (sometimes referred to as Irene of Magedon). It is her..