Articles related to "Ancient Rituals"

An historical look at this ancient fire festival, its traditions and some common misconceptions.

Ancient rituals fueled the Guy Fawkes Night bonfires. In return Guy Fawkes influenced V for Vendetta, the graphic novel warning of martial law and H1N1-type pandemics.

Virtually travel the world with a visit to a Las Vegas resort spa. World spa therapies and ancient rituals offer a journey that is rich in history and exotic culture.

The term scapegoating has existed since before Leviticus. As psychological phenomenon, it is as important as ever to understand its history and current popular usage.

How Alexander the Great and the Goat-god Pan's ancient fertility cult set the stage for the birth of Imperial Rome.

Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM is the Western term for an ancient African ritual that is important to the African people as male circumcision is important to Americans

As Catholics can we rely on the findings of biblical archaeology?

The history of ritual jewelry is fascinating as different cultures around the world have a slightly different uses and beliefs regarding ritual jewelry.

By definition, "tithe" means one-tenth of the annual income of a person's land or yearly income. This money is paid as a tax or as a contribution to a church.

Situated in the frantic heartbeat of shopping-crazed Knightsbridge the Spa at Mandarin Oriental Hotel offers a haven of tranquillity.

Sri Lanka claims the world's largest concentration of gems, renowned since Antiquity for their clarity, beauty and healing properties.

White truffles, found close to the town San Miniato in Tuscany, Italy are one of the world's most expensive and sought after foods. Here is where and how it can be found.

Gardens have been common for thousands of years in one form or another; Ancient Persia, Egypt, the Greeks and the Romans heavily influenced the scents of today's gardens.

The Celtic origins of the Winter Solstice, or Yule, lie behind many of today's Christmas rituals. A look at the ancient meanings of Yule and how to celebrate Yule today.

Carving up the waves at the local beach is a popular pastime at beaches around the world. But someone had to be the first to try this technique.

Since antiquity women have been fighting bulls. The tradition has been revived by rejoneadoras and matadoras in modern times.

The freestyle swimming stroke, or Australian Crawl, is the most efficient way for a human to move through the water. It was developed in Sydney in the late 1890s.

Newfoundland householders, especially in outport villages, expect to welcome masked guests during the evening who call out, "Any mummers 'lowed in?"

Nepal recently named a new Kumari or living goddess. But some western activists consider the practice to be a violation of children's rights.

From a wide variety of indigenous groups that exist in Ecuador the Quichua people stand out because they are the largest group and are quite unique in several ways.

Strict definitions of gender roles involving acceptable social standards for women, coupled with long held notions of female susceptibility to temptation led to the craze

Finding and crafting a Yule Log is a Christmas tradition that can involve your kids in the magic of the holiday season with no shopping required.