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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Vulcanalia: appeasing the God of fire

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• Travel

The Thousand-Year Rose of Hildesheim Cathedral

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Vestalia: Celebrating Vesta and Purifying Rome

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lemuralia, the ancient Roman Day of the dead

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Floralia: the festival in ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Flora

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Roman festival of Robigalia

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Roman festival of Cerealia

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Fordicidia: Springtime Festival To Tellus in ancient Rome

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Hilaria: the roman festival that commemorated the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele and her devotee Attis

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March 17 | Liberalia: an ancient rite of passage

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 14: Mamuralia

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• History

Salii: the jumping priests of Rome

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Navigium Isidis: the festival of Isis in Rome

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March 4: feast of Rhiannon, Welsh Goddess

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Ancient celebrations of March 1st

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22nd February: the Roman Festival of Caristia.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 17: International Cat’s day

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Appeasing the Ancestors: The Parentalia and Feralia in Ancient Rome

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Anthesteria: the Greek festival of spring and the dead

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Fornacalia, the ancient festival of bread and ovens

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Februalia: a time of purification

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• Food

Cuberdons, the Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle

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January 11: Iuturnalia in honor of Juturna, goddess of the springs

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January 3/5 | Compitalia, Ancient Rome’s winter street fair

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

A popular Ukrainian Christmas tradition: Didukh (and how to make it)

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• History

The Capacocha, Human sacrifices in the Inca Empire

10 months ago Adam

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• History

Crossed Letters – a vintage way to save paper (and money)

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• History

The mystery of the 2,500-years-old Ballachulish Goddess

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• Myths and Legends

Stikini, the owl witches of Seminole folklore

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• Travel

Rynek Underground: following the traces of Kraków’s identity

1 year ago Adam

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• Travel

Château de Puymartin and the shadow of the White Lady

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• Travel

Kasteel van Horst and the legend of ghost chariot

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• Food

The long and legendary history of Chartreuse, the elixir of long life

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• History

The battle of Glen Trool: Robert the Bruce’s first victory over an English army in 1307

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Topienie Marzanny: the drowning of Marzanna, the Winter witch of Slavic folklore

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• Myths and Legends

Apache tears – an Apache legend

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• People, mysteries and stories
• Sport

That time a legendary 61 year old farmer won one of the world’s most grueling athletic competitions

1 year ago Adam

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• Travel

Bludný Kámen: the “Wandering Rock” of České Budějovice

2 years ago Adam

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• History

How a special diet kept the Knights Templar in shape

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• Myths and Legends

Huldufolk: the elusive Hidden People of Iceland

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• Lighthouses of the world

Tévennec: France’s legendary haunted lighthouse

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• History

Dances with snakes: the sacred dance of Hopi Indians

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