History

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The albumen of St. John: a curious Italian tradition

5 days ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

St John’s eve: ancient rituals to mark midsummer

5 days ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Juneteenth: a very important piece of American History

1 week ago Leo S

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• History

Alfredino Rampi: the tragedy of little boy who died in well

2 weeks ago Danijel90

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• History

Pizzeria Brandi: the birthplace of Pizza Margherita?

1 month ago Danilo G.

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• People, mysteries and stories

Frank Lentini, the curious story of the man with three legs

2 months ago Danijel90

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• History

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

3 months ago Adam

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• Myths and Legends

Apache tears – an Apache legend

3 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

A short (totally sincere) history of April Fools’ Day

3 months ago Leo S

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• History

Haida’s Totems: the silent guardians of the Northwest coast of Canada

3 months ago Leo S

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• History

How a special diet kept the Knights Templar in shape

4 months ago Adam

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• History

Dances with snakes: the sacred dance of Hopi Indians

4 months ago Adam

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• History

Gokstad Ship: the story of one of Norway’s most famous Viking ship

4 months ago Adam

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• History

Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddes of love and all that flows

4 months ago Pavel

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• Art and Photography

Wilson Bentley, the first snowflakes photographer

5 months ago Anya016

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• History

When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Ancient Egypt: Wepet Renpet

6 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Sri Lanka: Sinhalese and Tamil New Year

6 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Nowruz: the Persian New Year

6 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s Traditions in China: Nian and Chinese New Year

6 months ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Doe, a Deer, a Female Reindeer: the spirit of Winter Solstice and Mother Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 13#: Red Square – Moscow and Russian New Year Yolka

7 months ago Ivan

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• Motors

The Pink Panthers: a unique piece of British military history

7 months ago Adam

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• History

The casket girls and the vampires of New Orleans

7 months ago Leo S

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• People, mysteries and stories

The curious story of Witch’s Ladder

8 months ago Anya016

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• History

The “Witch Cake” – a 1600s forgotten recipe you probably won’t try

8 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The mystery of the mummified bishop and the stillborn fetus in his coffin

8 months ago Nathan

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• History

The world’s oldest grape vine that has been around for nearly 500 years

8 months ago Danijel90

5 min read

• History

The insane, inconclusive truth behind Rat Kings, the grotesque tangled Super-Rodents

9 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

The Protest Pig: a rare breed designed to be a living (and breathing) flag

9 months ago Pavel

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Vulcanalia: appeasing the God of fire

10 months ago Adam

3 min read

• History

Döllersheim: the austrian village that Hitler destroyed to crush a rumor

11 months ago Pavel

5 min read

• History

Erdstalls Tunnels: Central Europe’s last great mystery

11 months ago Pavel

5 min read

• History

The mystery of Lady Dai, one of the world’s most preserved mummies

11 months ago Adam

3 min read

• History

May 31, 1962: the Voghera massacre

1 year ago Anya016

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• History

A short story of English Witchcraft Acts

1 year ago Leo S

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• Lighthouses of the world

How Blacksod lighthouse changed the course of the World War II

1 year ago Robin

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• History

May 14, 1983: the forgotten history of massacre of the Eros cinema in the suburbs of Milan, Italy

1 year ago Anya016

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• History

The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history

1 year ago Leo S

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• Breaking News

Happy Birthday Venice, 1600 years!

1 year ago Anya016

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• Breaking News

Fukushima disaster: what happened 10 years ago at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

1 year ago Anya016