Black cats have arguably the best naming potential. With the lure of mystery, superstition, and magic around black cats, there’s an endless abyss of name inspiration to pull from. You’ve ...

A new tartan has been registered memorialising the people in Scotland who were persecuted for witchcraft. The new Witches of Scotland tartan is intended to honour the Scots, primarily women ...

This month, the full moon will arrive on 14 March, and is known as the Worm Moon. Here, Vivianne Crowley, a Wiccan priestess and the author of Wild Once, explains how to make the most of its purifying ...

May Day ushers in summer and is an important cross-quarter day − just like Halloween − falling midway between an equinox and ...

I write articles on the Swiss Abroad and “Quirky Switzerland” as well as daily/weekly briefings. I also translate, edit and sub-edit articles for the English department and do voiceover work ...

Samhain is a Celtic pagan tradition that is celebrated from October 31 to November 1. Samhain 2022 shares the same date as Halloween and is believed to be the source of the spooky season itself. The ...