Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Taiwan: Protesters pan mayor over Shinto shrine removal US: Disney Channel star’s church urged her to quit TV show because ‘it’s witchcraft’ US: Michigan resort town becomes bewitched after legal quagmire And more… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Michigan resort town becomes bewitched after legal quagmire The Detroit News When the Petoskey City Council removed its ban on fortune telling last year and then failed to regulate it, residents... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Descendants of Connecticut witches voice support for exoneration Egypt: Cosmic rays passing through Great Pyramid help reveal hidden corridor Japan: Rabbit-revering Tottori looks ahead to lucky year *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Witchcraft cocktail bar ‘The Black Salt’ opens this week in Hamtramck WXYZ A new witchcraft cocktail bar called The Black Salt opens this March in a historic bar in Hamtramck, serving up drinks that focus on... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Pastor sparks outrage after labeling Beyoncé ‘a witch’ UK: Ely Pagan shop targeted by vandals Egyptian officials share first look at ancient scroll filled spells to guide the deceased to the afterlife *=Registration may be required. Pagan News The Falliforia: Dionysus is celebrated across Greece The Wild Hunt Falliforia celebrations were held this month in Tyrnavos and Athens in honor of Dionysus, the God of wine, revelry, and fertility… US:... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Book of Revelation’s vision of the apocalypse inspired by pagan curses, researcher claims British Museum’s chairman suggests ‘hybrid’ deal with Greece over Parthenon Marbles UK: Prison chiefs advertise for pagan chaplain to perform rituals for Wiccans and Druids at Doncaster jail Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Prison chiefs advertise for pagan chaplain to perform rituals for Wiccans and Druids at Doncaster jail Doncaster Free Press HMP... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Experts discover spellbinding ‘cures’ in bottles used to ward off witches and evil curses UK: Site at St Ninian’s, Kelty, set to be home for ‘Witchcraft’ memorial Children accused of ‘witchcraft’ find solace in east Congo shelter Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Experts discover spellbinding ‘cures’ in bottles used to ward off witches and evil curses The Mirror Researchers at Museum of London Archaeology and... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Yorkshire’s ‘Stonehenge of the North’ gifted to the nation US: Connecticut families seek exoneration of relatives convicted of witchcraft centuries later Nara’s sacred deer differ genetically from others in Japan Making Brigid’s Crosses in schools is “not appropriate”- Atheist Ireland Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Imbolc & Setsubun Coverage Making Brigid’s Crosses in schools is “not appropriate”- Atheist Ireland NewsTalk Making Brigid’s Crosses in schools is not an... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: Ireland: New February bank holiday sees Dublin host six-day Brigit festival celebrating women Mysterious 12-sided Roman object found in Belgium may have been used for magical rituals Mirror and sword found in 4th-century tomb in Japan Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Imbolc Coverage Ireland: New February bank holiday sees Dublin host six-day Brigit festival celebrating women Independent.ie The new February bank holiday is being used as an opportunity to... Read more

Top stories of the week in Paganism and Shinto: US: Crystal gifts from Wiccans at Catholic school causes uproar Japan plans to invite G7 leaders to World Heritage shrine in Hiroshima World’s oldest runestone uncovered in Norway spells out a mysterious word Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Counselor loses job after students get crystals from self-proclaimed witches CBS News A visit from three Wiccan witches at a Pittsburgh-area Catholic high school caused furor when they... Read more