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Beyond ancient sites and monuments, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list uplifts living traditions rooted in ritual, music, food, and craft. From Ifá to Cuban Son, these recognitions honor community, continuity, and the human bonds that keep culture alive.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: It’s the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, which is also observed as the Indigenous National Day of Mourning; NPR interviews “self-identified witches” about Wicked: For Good; CNN launches a new documentary series beginning with Paganism and Witchcraft; Star presents the Tarot of the Week; and we offer a reminder from The Wild Hunt to support Pagan small businesses, makers, artists, and Pagan nonprofits to help keep our community thriving.
A Viking woman’s grave in Trøndelag has stunned archaeologists: scallop shells laid over her mouth and bird-wing bones nearby reveal a burial practice unknown in pre-Christian Norway, raising new questions about ritual, belief, and symbolism.
New research argues that modern humans are biologically mismatched with industrial life. Scientists suggest our bodies evolved for forests and open skies, not cities and screens. Chronic stress, weakened immunity, and falling fertility may reflect this deep separation from nature.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we are saddened to report that Theanos Thrax has journeyed to the gods. In other news, an unusual incident at Westminster Abbey made headlines, the man accused of murdering Coach John Beam claims he was targeted by witchcraft, Star offers her Tarot of the Week, and Beth Owl’s Daughter announces the 2025 Advent Sun Wheel Circle.
TWH commemorates Trans Day of Remembrance, 2025, acknowledging the disproportionate violence against the trans community.