religion

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• Travel

Gleann Cholm Cille and St. Columba’s trail

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Reasons why you should visit the Camposanto of Pisa

6 years ago Danilo

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• Travel

Corenno Plinio: enchanting medieval hamlet on the eastern branch of Como Lake

6 years ago Anya

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Greece’s New Year tradition: Vasilopita and the Golden Coin

6 years ago Ivan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Centuries of history and miracles: the beautiful Laorca Cemetery

6 years ago Anya

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• History

The day they banned Christmas

6 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2020

16# The legend of Christmas Bells

6 years ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2020

7# The long and curious tale of Poinsettia

6 years ago Danilo

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• Random Christmas 2020

2# The legend of Candy Cane

6 years ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2020

1# The myths and legends behind Christmas

6 years ago randomcollabs

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• Myths and Legends

Adze: an insectoid source of misfortune in West Africa

6 years ago Danilo

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• History

Lepanto: the battle that saved Europe

6 years ago Robin

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• History

Tomás de Torquemada: the mad monk burns 2,000 at the stake

6 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Bangkok’s “David Beckham Temple”: one of the world’s weirdest religious buildings

6 years ago Robin

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• Breaking News

In India, people are praying to “Goddess Corona” in attempt to stop pandemic

6 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Vicars’ Close: the oldest residential street in Europe that also features an optical illusion.

6 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Kościół w Kartuzach: the coffin-shaped church in Poland where monks once slept in coffins

6 years ago Nathan

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• Art and Photography

Allegory of “The Tree of Life” in Segovia – Spain

6 years ago Ivan

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• Breaking News

Is Saint Corona the patron saint of epidemics?

6 years ago Anya

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• Travel

Temple of Valadier: a refuge for the souls in Genga – Italy

6 years ago Ivan

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• History

Malleus Maleficarum: the sacred text used to identify witches

6 years ago Danijel90

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• Food

Easter Lamb: in Sicily, Italy, it is sweet, caloric and made of almond paste!

6 years ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Święconka: the Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

6 years ago Nathan

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• History

The curious history of the Milan area that remained immune to the plague: an eccentric marquis, a witch or simply coal?

6 years ago Anya

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• Random Christmas 2019

24# Feast of the Seven Fishes

7 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2019

#13 Cuccía: a Sicilian tradition on Saint Lucy’s day

7 years ago Anya

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• Random Christmas 2019

7# Ul Boov: the Mongolian “shoe sole cake“

7 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Armenia: the architectural beauty of the Geghard monastery

7 years ago Ivan

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• History

Joan of Leeds: the nun who faked her own death to escape convent

7 years ago Adam

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• Travel

The Lucifer of Liège – Belgium

7 years ago Anya

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• People, mysteries and stories

God, Science and Philanthropy: the strange story of Sir John Templeton and his library

7 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

The beautiful tiny church of St. Andrew on the Vuoksa River – Russia

7 years ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The incredible Chinese Ghost Festival (Ghost Month) in Taiwan~

7 years ago Leo S

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• History

“Sokushinbutsu”: the self-mummification ritual and the myth of non-death

7 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint, Ireland. Santa Claus is buried here?

7 years ago Ivan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead at the ossuary of Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco.

8 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• History

The cult of “Santa Muerte”: pre-Columbian deity venerated even today

8 years ago Pavel

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• People, mysteries and stories

Basilica of Saint Bernardino da Siena: the Saint is guarded here.

8 years ago Ivan