Top stories in Paganism and Shinto: Excavations reveal ancient Greek pot with ‘curse’ to kill 55 people Turkey: Ancient Greek altar found at archaeological site near Antalya UK: Extremely rare prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Texas Viking Festival will turn Central Texas ranch into a Norse village for summer solstice San Antonio Current The third Texas Viking Festival will take place the weekends of June 12-13 and... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto: Torlonia Marbles: One of the world’s largest displays of Greek-Roman statues opens Stonehenge: Summer Solstice 2021 to go ahead as normal Egyptian archaeologists accidentally discover 250 ancient, rock-cut tombs Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2021 to go ahead as normal Gazette & Herald The celebration is due to take place on the evening of June 20 into the morning of June 21 – the same date... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto: UK: Cerne Giant dates from Anglo-Saxon times, analysis suggests UK: New museum to honour Scots convicted of witchcraft British Museum returns looted ancient Persephone statue to Libya Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Pagans across Kent call for handfastings to become legally recognised Kent Online A number of pagan groups have shared a parliament petition calling for handfastings alone to be legally recognised marriages, but with work by the Pagan Federation already... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: New dinosaur discovered in Japan named after Shinto god UK: Spiritual community Findhorn Foundation experiences ‘arson-related’ blaze UK: 'Queer as Folklore' exhibits Pagan art by LGBT+ artists Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: UK: Green Man to be played by a woman for first time at Scotland’s Beltane Fire Festival Legendary occultist Aleister Crowley gets remixed for a new release Japan: PM makes offering at war shrine but doesn’t visit Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Green Man to be played by a woman for first time at Scotland’s Beltane Fire Festival The Scotsman* Organisers of Edinburgh’s world-famous Beltane Fire Festival have appointed... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: US: Five indicted for beheading ram in neo-Nazi pagan ritual Witchy tabletop game con raises money for bats Knife-wielding spider god mural unearthed in Peru Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News US: Five indicted for beheading ram in neo-Nazi pagan ritual The Jerusalem Post The ram was reportedly killed in what is being described as a psychedelic-fueled “Norse-pagan ritual,” according to VICE News, who had viewed many of the online chat... Read more

Top stories in Paganism and Shinto this week: UK: Witchcraft store to reopen despite abuse Malta: Ancient Ġgantija Temples under threat Japan: Emperor sows rice seeds at palace Read more below… *=Registration may be required. Pagan News UK: Derbyshire witchcraft store to reopen despite verbal abuse and being spat at by passers-by Derbyshire Live A Derbyshire store that sells Pagan and witchcraft items will reopen next week despite concerns it has been targeted by those who disagree with the community it serves…... Read more