The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

January in Greece bursts with vibrant traditions, blending ancient customs and Orthodox Christian faith. From the sacred ...

Yuletide is an important period of national and Christian celebrations. It is the time of the celebration of the Nativity of ...

Stand before the central altar of Scotland's legendary Rosslyn Chapel and look up. A stone face grins down at you, leaves spilling from its mouth, but something's wrong with its smile. The front left ...

Introduction Along the eastern stretches of the Greater Accra Region, where the sea whispers ancient songs and the wind carries the scent of salt and tradition, lies Ningo mdash; one of the oldest ...

To understand how New Year traditions came into existence – especially in the British Isles – is to explore a complex ...

There’s something stirring beneath the surface of our fast-paced digital world. People from all walks of life are turning ...

By Peter BakareAN ancient tradition under fireFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia for non-medical reasons. It has been practised for ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has performed the ancient Ugie Emobo purification rite aimed at dispelling evil forces and cleansing the land. The ritual, one of the high points of the ongoing Igue ...

The Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Sunday performed the ancient ‘Ugierhoba rite’, a sacred traditional observance that preserves the memory and legacy of past Benin kings. The ceremony formally ...

A new pterosaur species was recently discovered in the vomit of a dino. But that's just the start of revelations from prehistoric excretions. Millions of years ago, a predator like spinosaurus (shown ...