For the last few millennia, the changing of the seasons has been marked by Celtic peoples with festivals. And some of the costumes were genuinely terrifying.
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Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.
Witchcraft is an enduring source of fascination but also prone to popular misconceptions.
Ghost stories are often about the departed seeking justice for an earthly wrong. Their sightings are a reminder that ethics and morality transcend our lives.
The history of why witchcraft was seen as a woman’s work.
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Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Exeter
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Principal Lecturer in History, University of South Wales
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Lecturer in Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth University
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Sir Warwick Fairfax Lecturer in Celtic Studies, University of Sydney