religion

9 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

I bùr ad Sant’Andrè – The dark nights of Saint Andrew and other stories about November 30

4 days ago randomcollabs

6 min read

• History

The Capacocha, Human sacrifices in the Inca Empire

2 weeks ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 16th: Enjoy Hecate’s Night!

3 weeks ago Leo S

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 weeks ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Dziady – Autumnal Granfathers: the slavic week devoted to commemorating the Dead

1 month ago Danijel90

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The many mysteries (and the truth) of Kay’s Cross

1 month ago Leo S

4 min read

• History

Bali: land of homes designed for harmony….and to keep demons at bay

1 month ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

Meet the Japanese “Sacred” noodles that have religious Sutra printed on them

1 month ago Robin

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries!

2 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Timbac Mummies of the Philippines: “fire mummies” housed in mountainside caves.

2 months ago Danijel90

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mabon (?) and the Autumn Equinox

2 months ago Adam

5 min read

• History

Meet the Sibyl of the Rhine…and her recipe for ‘Cookies of Joy’

3 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Travel

The church of San Martino: a splendid balcony on Lake Como

4 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy

4 months ago randomcollabs

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

August 10th: the tears of Saint Lawrence and the night of the shooting stars

4 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Sanctuary of Santa Vittoria, the Romanesque church built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

4 months ago arthurodas

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lammas: welcoming the harvest

4 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Santa Maria del Piano, the ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

4 months ago arthurodas

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

5 months ago Leo S

5 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The fascinating story of Nocino, the witches’ liqueur.

5 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Vestalia: Celebrating Vesta and Purifying Rome

6 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Travel

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

6 months ago Danilo G.

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

8 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

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

10 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• History

Dances with snakes: the sacred dance of Hopi Indians

10 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Faust: man, myth or legend?

10 months ago Pavel

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 15: The Roman Festival of Lupercalia

10 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• History

Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddes of love and all that flows

10 months ago Pavel

6 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 2: Candlemas, feast of purification

10 months ago Ivan

4 min read

• Travel

Santa Maria presso San Satiro and Bramante’s perspective

10 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• Travel

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

11 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

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

11 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• Travel

The ghosts of New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral

1 year ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

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

1 year ago Ivan

5 min read

• History

Erdstalls Tunnels: Central Europe’s last great mystery

1 year ago Pavel

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

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

1 year ago Adam

3 min read

• Travel

St Ninian’s Cave

1 year ago Nathan

3 min read

• Travel

Wat Phu Tok: the most dangerous temple in Thailand?

1 year ago Robin

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

2 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

The impressive little Lourdes 30 km from Milan

2 years ago Anya016