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It was a long time ago. In 1540, a party of Spanish conquistadors from Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s expedition rode ...

A group of shamans gathered Monday on a sacred hill overlooking Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which ...

For years, Jeff and Linda Fishman of Frederick spent every Dec. 31 visiting places within driving distance that had embraced a growing American tradition — lowering a weird novelty object, and not ...

In just 200 years, the fir tree has transformed Danish Christmas traditions, forming the basis for songs, stories, rituals ...

The trailer for the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" is riveting and unsettling — just as the celibate Shakers were to the ...

A storied, high-jewellery house like Van Cleef & Arpels doesn’t immediately seem like a natural fit for a festival all about celebrating the weird, the wild and the wonderful of experimental dance. We ...

In a world ruled by faith and fear, medieval medicine tried to make sense of sickness through the four humors, sacred rituals ...

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The standup on studying Ancient Greek comedy at university, his worst gig and having the test scores shouted at him during sets ...

When culture is the theme, Famen Temple in Baoji stands as a natural starting point. Here, Shaanxi's past is not locked behind glass but alive in ritual, architecture, and quiet reverence. On New Year ...