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Roman orgy to celebrate the SaturnaliaRoman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century
Pagan Temple UppsalaInterior of a pagan temple at Uppsala, Sweden
Burma / Pagan / Marco PoloThe City of Mien, with the Gold and Silver Towers, visited by Marco Polo in 1282, now known as Pagan or Bagan, in Myanmar, Burma
Membership certificate, Ancient Order of Druids, illustrated with a Druid playing a harp, with Stonehenge in the background
Thatthe Mokgo Hpaya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, MyanmarCyclist at Thatthe Mokgo Hpaya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
The Bardic Gorsedd, Stone CircleThe Bardic Gorsedd, Its History and Symbolism -- Stone Circle, erected prior to the National Eisteddfod at Pontypool in 1923. 1923
Beating the Bounds BoatsENGLAND - BEATING THE BOUNDS Choirboys and dignitaries sailing down the Thames in rowing boats, en route to St. Clement Danes for the beating the parish boundaries ceremony Date: early 1930s
Beating Bounds, 1930ENGLAND BEATING THE BOUNDS Cheerful choirboys pose with rods prior to beating the parish boundaries at Lincolns Inn, London Date: 1930
Carhampton Apple TreeAPPLE TREE CUSTOM Trees are toasted with mulled cider while singing a wassail song; cider-soaked toast is left for robins, and guns are fired to frighten evil spirits
CharlemagneCHARLEMAGNE as Catholic ruler preceded by Charles Martel, accompanied by the defeated Wittekind, followed by his successors, tramples on the pagan idol Irminsul
A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band
The Lamentable Apostolic Mission, 1866, by Wojciech GersonWojciech Gerson (1831-1901). Polish painter. The Lamentable Apostolic Mission, 1866. This painting depicts a scene from a period of conquering pagan Polabian Slavs by Christian Germanic tribes
The First Preaching of Christianity in Britain
Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, showing Kaiser Wilhelm being carried along on a float, with various figures around him, including Death, a spy, a sorceress
Wassail Bowl on New Years EveA tradition on New Years Eve where people in the village go door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the bowl full of hot mulled wine, a mix of cider
JULIANUS THE APOSTATE an allegorical representation of his death, which occurred in battle while fighting the Persians : god looks on in approval as the pagan dies... Date: 363
Ancient Germanic deities. Statue of the sun god Sunna 1, moon god Mani 2, witches, magas mulieres or Haliurunna 3, goddess of fertility Ziwa or Siva 4. Divinita di Germani
Japanese supreme deities, including four-armed god on a pillar on a turtle, serpent god, gods with dog and deer heads, etc
Christmas verse 1846Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and song, and in the centre Old Father Christmas type with holly wreath upon his head, drinking
Bringing in ChristmasPagan Christmas, with people enjoying the festive spirit with some hot mulled cider or two!
Knutsford, Cheshire, Royal May Day Festival 1902May Day Festival in Knutsford, Cheshire town, taking place every year, were children dress-up in costumes, shepherdesses, milkmaids and folkloric figures like Robin Hood, Little John and Maid Marion
Rocky Valley, Tintagel, CornwallRocky Valley, Cornwall, in the parish of Tintagel. The valley is owned by the National Trust and an area of superb natural beauty
A Druid in Ancient Britain sacrificing an OxA Druid from Ancient Britain sacrificing an Ox to please the Gods whilst three worshippers watch. Date: circa 400BC
The Norns are the equivalent of the Fates. They tend the Well of Destiny, located beneath Yggdrasil, the World Tree. There are usually three of them, sometimes more
Arthur in Avalon Date: 1881
Hera bull idols from Tiryns, GreeceHera bull idols from Tiryns, an archaeological site in Mycenae, Greece. Date: BCE
Angels, Tree, Baby JesusTwo angels light the candles on a Christmas Tree on the roof of the stable where the baby Jesus lies, uniting pagan myth and the Christian story
Walpurgis NightOn WALPURGISNACHT, the eve of May Day, witches gather on the Brocken, the highest point of Germanys Harz Mountains, for their Spring Sabbat
Ancient Order of Druids, Druid with harp, and Stonehenge in the background. early 20th century
Shwesandaw Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, MyanmarShwesandaw Pagoda and Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Thatbyinnyu Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, MyanmarThatbyinnyu Pagoda and the Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Stairway and passage, Thisa Wadi Pagoda, Bagan, MyanmarArched stairway and passage at Thisa Wadi Pagoda Temple on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Temples and pagodas at sunset, Plain of Bagan, MyanmarTemples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Druid, Boadicea and British chieftainess
Saint VictoriaSAINT VICTORIA Roman martyr who refused to marry her pagan fiance, or to offer sacrifices Date: 3rd century
Battle of Uhud (23rd March 625). Hind, woman of Abu-Sufiyan and other pagan women of Mecca mutilate the fallen in Uhud. Miniature Painting. TURKEY. Istanbul. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
French Druid with SickleA French druid holding a golden sickle to cut ceremonial mistletoe and armed with a longsword
Idols of Bible Times 1Tartak, human but with a sheeps head (or is it a goat ?) is the god of choice of the Avites, a people settled in Samaria by the king of Assyria. (Second Kings 17.31)
Dhammayangyi Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, MyanmarShadows and light inside the passages of Dhammayangyi Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Htilominlo Temple Pagoda, Plain of Bagan, Bagan, MyanmarHtilominlo Temple Pagoda on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Candles on stairs, North Guni Temple, Bagan, MyanmarCandles on stairs at North Guni Temple Pagoda on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Min O Chantha Paya Group Temple Pagoda, Bagan, MyanmarMin O Chantha Paya Group Temple Pagoda on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Pagodas and temples on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Dhammayangyi Pagoda at sunset, Plain of Bagan, MyanmarDhammayangyi Pagoda and Temples and pagodas at sunset on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Dhammayazika Pagoda Temple, Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Sitanagyi Hpaya Pagoda Temple, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Temples and pagodas on the Plain of Bagan, MyanmarTemples and pagodas on the Central Plain of Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Bulethi Temple Pagoda on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Sulamani Guphaya Temple Pagoda, Bagan, MyanmarSulamani Guphaya Temple Pagoda on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Gawdawpalin Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Buddha statue Gawdawpalin Temple Pagoda, Old Bagan, MyanmarBuddha statue and hand inside Gawdawpalin Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Mahabodhi Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Statue at Bupaya Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Thatbyinnyu Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Gold Bupaya Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Buddha statue in Ananda Pagoda Temple in Old Bagan, MyanmarBuddha statue in Ananda Pagoda Temple in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Htilominlo Temple in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Ananda Pagoda Temple in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Stairway in Shwe Leik Too Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Shwe Leik Too Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Buddha statue in Shwe Leik Too Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Shwezigon Paya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016
Lead sarcophagus with pagan symbols. From the Jerusalem area. 3rd century AD. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel
Myanmar - Pagoda at Twasoe, Pagan. Date: circa 1908
Pedagogues sarcophagus. Relief. III c. A. CPedagogues sarcophagus. Relief depicting a teacher with his students. III century A.C. National Archaeological Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain
Pagans & PuritansTwo Elizabethan Pagan dandies, hand in hand with a young woman gaily dressed in pink, are berated by Puritans for spurning the church for frivolity and licentiousness. 16th century
Destroying Saxon IdolsCharlemagne orders the pagan idols of the Saxons to be destroyed, building Christian churches instead Date: 778
Romantic greetings card with water lilies and verse. Date: circa 1890s
Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 25, June 1924Illustration Offrande de l Ete a L Hiver from Paris Plaisirs number 25, June 1924 Date: 1924
Thatbyinnyu Temple, Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)Thatbyinnyu Temple, Bagan (Pagan), Burma (Myanmar). Date: circa 1890s
Blaise Comte De PaganBLAISE FRANCOIS de PAGAN, comte de Merveilles French traveller, soldier, author of history & geography of the Amazon, and on fortification. Date: 1604 - 1655
Bagan, Myanmar - TempleThe Ananda Temple, a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD during the reign (10841113) of King Kyanzittha of the Pagan Dynasty at Bagan, an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar
Burma / Pagan / Ananda 1905Pagan: the Ananda temple Date: 1905
Burma / Pagan Pagoda 1909The Shwe Zigon Pagoda Date: 1909
Roman lightning exorcist attending to a treeThe Romans had priests named strufertarii whose duty it was to exorcise trees which had been struck by lightning. Date: BCE
Eadbald converted by LaurenceLaurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, shows his lacerated body to King Eadbald of Kent. The wounds were the result of a vision in which St Peter whipped him in order to convince Laurence that he should
Archbishop Laurence converts EadbaldLaurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, convinces King Eadbald of Kent to convert to Christianity. Eadbald, a pagan, succeeded his father Ethelbert (who had converted to Christianity) in 616 A.D
CORN DOLLYA Havest Festival Corn Dolly, over the porch at Overbury Church, Worcestershire, England. It incorporates wheat, oats and barley and is a survival of Pagan customs. Date: August 1963
Pagan Altar FontThis font at Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is thought to have originally been used as a Pagan altar and adapted for Christian use in the late 8th century. Date: pre 8th century
Corn Dollies at Dymock church, Gloucestershire, England. This pagan symbols are still used in modern Christian churches as thanks for a fruitful life. Date: August 1963
Hope Well DressingA Well Dressing at Hope, Derbyshire, England, which takes place on Acension Day. This ceremony is a relic of the old pagan custom of blessing wells for water. Date: 1950s
Oldest British FontThe ancient font of Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is probably the oldest and largest font in Britain. It was probably a Pagan altar, adapted to Chritianity. Date: 1950s
Kilchoman CrossThe Cross of Kilchoman, an ancient cross on the Isle of Islay, the Hebrides, Scotland. For many years it was turned towards the sun during prayer, but this Pagan ritual stopped. Date: 1930s
British PriestessesTwo Roman-British priestesses in their temple precinct : the one on the left wears the ancient style of costume, her companion a more Romanised gown and tunic. Date: early centuries AD
