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The Bulgarian Church Condemns Beloved Tradition of Nestinarian Fire-Dancing as Pagan Practice
Metropolitan Arseniy of Sliven has openly condemned the Nestinarian ritual, urging Bulgarian priests and believers not to ...
‘They’re like humans’: Why we grieve the loss of a special tree
The public outcry over the felling at Sycamore Gap emphasised the attachment Britain has to its ancient landmarks, but what ...
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Virgil’s Most Mysterious Prophecy: The Birth of a Miraculous Child and a New Golden Age
Virgil’s Fourth Eclogue foretells of a miraculous child who is to bring a new golden age of peace, renewal, and cosmic ...
Strange Viking grave with 'Christian overtones' discovered by perplexed archaeologists: 'Very unusual'
Swedish archaeologists uncovered a rare 1,100-year-old Viking coffin grave containing weapons near Linköping, describing ...
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The Americans Who Quit the Church to Become Witches—Among Other Things
While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking ...
The weird and wonderful rituals and festivals which are only held in Cornwall
Not all Cornish rituals are ancient. Swimming on Christmas Day at Bude and Coverack started as a bet, and is now very much an ...
So you loved Chocolat? Try this sickly-sweet prequel
With Vianne, Joanne Harris rewinds six years past the events of her bestseller. It’s deft, if you can dodge the cloying aphoristic wisdom ...
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Belarus opens case against a 78-year-old activist who became a symbol of the pro-democracy movement
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus opened a criminal case against a 78-year-old activist who became ... of the Belarusian capital displaying symbols striped with white, red and ...