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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The fascinating story of Nocino, the witches’ liqueur.

6 days ago randomcollabs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Vestalia: Celebrating Vesta and Purifying Rome

2 weeks ago Adam

4 min read

• Travel

Veado: a deer-headed statue that puts together a 12th-century legend and the big waves of Nazaré.

4 weeks ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Paschal Full Moon: the curious and complicated link between Easter, Equinox and moon.

2 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Collégiale Sainte-Croix de Liège: a once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

4 months ago Anya016

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• History

Dances with snakes: the sacred dance of Hopi Indians

4 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Faust: man, myth or legend?

4 months ago Pavel

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 15: The Roman Festival of Lupercalia

4 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• History

Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddes of love and all that flows

4 months ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 2: Candlemas, feast of purification

5 months ago Ivan

4 min read

• Travel

Santa Maria presso San Satiro and Bramante’s perspective

5 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• Travel

Creole House Inn on St. Ann – a pearl in New Orleans French Quarter

5 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The Devil’s Column: a gateway to hell in Milan’s city center

6 months ago Anya016

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Martinmas, St. Martin’s Summer, Indian Summer, Old Wives’ Summer…what is it?

8 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Travel

The ghosts of New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral

8 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Poor Clares Convent Cemetery of Ischia, Italy, and its macabre story

8 months ago Ivan

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries!

9 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• History

Erdstalls Tunnels: Central Europe’s last great mystery

11 months ago Pavel

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lammas: welcoming the harvest

11 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Thann, Alsace and L’œil de la Sorcière (The Witch’s Eye)

11 months ago Adam

3 min read

• Travel

St Ninian’s Cave

11 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Travel

Wat Phu Tok: the most dangerous temple in Thailand?

12 months ago Robin

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

July 15: the weather folklore of St. Swithin’s Day

12 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Alvastra Abbey: the first Cistercian settlement in Sweden

1 year ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Kanmangafuchi Abyss and the mystery of Jizō statues

1 year ago Ivan

3 min read

• Travel

St. Stephen Bulgarian Church: the unique cast iron Church of Istanbul

1 year ago Ivan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

The impressive little Lourdes 30 km from Milan

1 year ago Anya016

2 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

World’s loneliest monk lives in his own temple in the middle of Tibetan lake 100 miles from nearest town

1 year ago Robin

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Fordicidia: Springtime Festival To Tellus in ancient Rome

1 year ago Adam

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 17 | Liberalia: an ancient rite of passage

1 year ago Adam

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 14: Mamuralia

1 year ago Adam

2 min read

• History

Salii: the jumping priests of Rome

1 year ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Navigium Isidis: the festival of Isis in Rome

1 year ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

2nd March: Holy Wells Day

1 year ago Pavel

2 min read

• Travel

Praglia Abbey: a Benedictine monastery surrounded by the Euganean Hills

1 year ago Anya016

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Legend of the drowned city of Kitezh submerged in Svetloyar Lake

1 year ago Ivan

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

22nd February: the Roman Festival of Caristia.

1 year ago Adam

4 min read

• History

The macabre forgotten profession of Sin-Eaters

1 year ago Robin

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 3: Saint Biagio’s Panettone

1 year ago Anya016

3 min read

• Travel

The strange story of the Farne Island devils

1 year ago Ivan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Imbolc: the ancient Celtic festival of February

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Februalia: a time of purification

1 year ago Adam