It’s the first time a European nation has enshrined a special place for a pagan religion ...

Introduction: The Paradox of Faith and Festivity. Every December, the hills of Nagaland awaken to the beating of drums, the resonance of folk songs, and the vivid spectacle of traditional attire. The ...

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And there endeth the Book of Trump. Except, of course, it doesn’t.

I’ll begin with a little bit of history and mythology. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was a structure famous for its imposing size and for the works of ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

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For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, ...

When you can only look at your religion through a screen, that’s where it stops, unless the digital encroaches onto ritual in ...

The next full Moon is on Wednesday, Nov. 5th. That night, the Moon rises at 4:47 p.m. EST. Here are the phases of the Moon ...

Scarecrows have a rich history that stretches back to ancient agricultural societies, where they served as protective figures. Over millennia, these figures have evolved from practical tools into ...