A NORTH Yorkshire museum is offering couples to take part in an ancient ritual featured in award-winning film Hamnet to mark the summer solstice ...

Have you ever witnessed a wedding where the couple’s hands were tied together with beautifully decorated cords? That’s handfasting, a tradition with roots reaching deep into the history of Celtic ...

Franklin, author of Midsummer and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Faeries, offers this entertaining overview of handfasting, the traditional marriage rite used by pagans, druids and Wiccans.

Most people have heard the expression "tying the knot," but may not be familiar with the origins of this phrase. Also known as handfasting, tying the knot is one of the oldest wedding rituals we know.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day this upcoming Sunday, I wanted to share a wedding tradition made popular in Celtic tradition. This unique ritual is still used today as a nod to the couples heritage and ...

Among the various ways you can refer to marriage, the phrase "tying the knot" is often heard. But where does it come from? Interestingly, tying the knot is actually in relation to one of the oldest ...