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bullfighting
thumb|upright=1.3|Spanish-style bullfighting|Spanish bullfight in [[Las Ventas in Madrid]]
Krampus
thumb|upright|1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child The Krampus () is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December. In this tradition, Saint Nicholas rewards well-behaved children with small gifts, while Krampus punishes badly behaved ones with birch rods.
The Wicker Man
1973 film directed by Robin Hardy
Erzya people
The Erzyas (also Erzyans, Erzya people'''''; ; ) are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group. Their native language is Erzya. They are closely related to but distinct from Mokshas, and together they are often called Mordvin peoples, especially by outsiders.
Western astrology
system of astrology used in the Western world
The Black Knight
1954 film by Tay Garnett
pagan reaction in Poland
series of events in the Kingdom of Poland
Assianism
Assianism (), sometimes called Uatsdin is a polytheistic, ethnic and folk religion derived from the traditional narratives of the Ossetians, modern descendants of the Alans of the Scythian tribes, believed to be a continuation of the ancient Scythian religion. It started to be properly reorganized in a conscious way during the 1980s, as an ethnic religion among the Ossetians.
shrine or sacred place in Germanic paganism
Percht
Primitive rituals based on folklore, pre-christian Alpine traditions
The Wicker Tree
2011 film by Robin Hardy
Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum
Latin collection of capitularies
Temple of Claudius in Colchester
Roman temple dedicated to deified Claudius in Colchester, United Kingdom
Careto
250px|thumb|Three caretos in the Carnival at Podence (Macedo de Cavaleiros)|Podence The Careto tradition is a folk ritual practice of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region of Portugal, believed to have prehistoric roots in Celtic traditions. The Careto is a masked character garbed with colorful fringe and noisemaking rattles. Part of the observance of , marking the end of the Winter season, the Careto tradition is among the oldest continually practiced in Portugal.
Devil's door
Circassian paganism
ethnic religion of the Circassian people