Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz, is celebrated each year on the first day of spring. Its origin may go back to Zoroaster or even earlier.

Mar 19, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

Calendar customs have existed since man was born. Every country has its own traditions and England is no exception enjoying some strange folkloric heritage

Mar 16, 2011 – Sylvia Kent

The Japanese hold special personality characteristics of resilience, patience, industriousness and helpfulness that assist in overcoming hardships.

Mar 14, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

April Fools' Day is an informal, lighthearted holiday that is celebrated in the spring with pranks, jokes, fun and games, but its origins are a mystery.

Mar 12, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

A brief overview of sociology. What is Sociology? Where did sociology come from? What do sociologists do?

Mar 7, 2011 – Joel Bickerton

An analysis of consumerism and how it relates to current American society.

Mar 5, 2011 – Heather Hitsman

Each spring beautiful flowering trees such as the sakura and ume blossom in Japan and thousands of people attend hanami flower-viewing events.

Mar 5, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

Ancient Libya was defined as the rather large area in North Africa west of Egypt and west of the Nile River Valley, an area belonging to the afterlife.

Feb 26, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

Egypt has been host to a variety of rulers from presidents to pharaohs and kings, and from sultans and governors from foreign powers--all tyrannical.

Feb 20, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

James Frazer's The Golden Bough explores many examples of human sacrifice from all over the world- the Aztec of Mexico, the Celts of Europe, Africa's Yoruba

Feb 16, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Japan has traditions of ghosts similar to China and the Western world with faint apparitions appearing in the World of the Living prior to moving on.

Feb 15, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

American archeologists have found the oldest known wine making equipment in the Areni-1 cave, near to Vayots Dzor in Armenia

Feb 15, 2011 – Raphaelle OBrien

Egypt, a leader in modern social and political change in the Middle East, again heads reform aided by social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

Feb 14, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

There is much controversy over the earliest human settlement of Australia and Tasmania. Anthropologists began their debate in the 17th century.

Jan 27, 2011 – Carole Tucker

A haunted place is a location often visited by unseen forces or apparitions that may be accompanied by movements, shadows, sounds or uncomfortable feelings.

Jan 24, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

Over 200 pyramids were built in the area of Nubia below Egypt. Their style differed somewhat but their purpose remained the same, as tombs for the royalty.

Jan 18, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

Angkor architecture from Cambodia of the 9th through the 15th centuries is full of symbolism and unique style. Angor Wat is the most well-known temple.

Jan 14, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

The elegant designs on Ukrainian Easter Eggs, known as pysanky, are created with beeswax and dye. The various designs are ancient with symbolic meanings.

Jan 14, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

The Philippine Islands have been inhabited from ancient times, more recently populated by waves of migrants from Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

Jan 9, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson

Early Christian codices were discovered in a large jar in Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt. These texts have proven important in understanding Gnosticis

Jan 9, 2011 – Paula I. Nielson