At first glance, the tradition of Påskkärring, or “Easter Hags,” seems quite innocent, but deeper study reveals a dark history, one of oppression and persecution. Jennie Tiderman-Österberg In Sweden, ...

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- While Easter in America typically involves a bunny and eggs, in Swedish tradition, there are Easter witches and letters left on stoops. In this week's 6abc Loves the Arts, ...

Levan Akin (© Thomas Karlsson) Swedish director Levan Akin will follow up on his feature debut, Certain People (2011), with The Circle [+see also: trailer film profile], an adaptation of the ...

Other holidays include Beltane, which marks the first day of May, and Midsummer's Eve, which coincides with the Summer solstice. It was once believed that in the days leading up to Easter Sunday, ...

One night under a blood red moon, six teenage girls are drawn to an abandoned park by a mysterious force. Upon arrival they discover that they’ve been summoned to fulfill an ancient prophecy that ...