Ancient Traditions And Customs Archive
Ancient Traditions And Customs
AncientPages.com - As an undergraduate, on a tour of Europe, I happened to step into the church where Saint Valentine’s head was kept. The tour guide told us
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AncientPages.com - On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Every year, families who celebrate Christmas decorate their tree and hang stockings in anticipation of the arrival of Santa Claus. But what does
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Christmas Traditions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - No Christmas is complete without a ghost story. Our fascination with ghostly tales around Christmas time goes back thousands of years and is
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Shortly before Christmas, you can see this little fellow everywhere in Scandinavia. He appears on Christmas cards, in shops, on the Christmas tree,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On December 13, the Feast of Saint Lucy is celebrated in some countries. This memorable Christmas holiday is very important, mainly in Scandinavia
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do you have the courage to challenge supernatural forces? If you decide to do so, remember it will be your own doing. One
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When darkness falls and the days get colder, we gather around the fireplace to embrace the warmth. In the old days, when there
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On October 31, many of us celebrate Halloween, a tradition that is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Once, a long time ago, there was a very precious herb in the ancient city of Cyrene, a Greek city on the North African
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On June 21, many people worldwide celebrate the summer solstice. The festivals are often very colorful and magical. It’s an ancient tradition that is
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - If you have the patience and are not determined to compete with some of the world’s most talented artists, painting can be a
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Like many other ancient cultures, people in Japan have long believed dreams can foretell the future. For example, ancient Egyptians believed certain signs
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Children wait impatiently for Santa Claus to bring them gifts when Christmas approaches. Kids are taught misbehaving children receive coal on Christmas Eve,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did you know that Nordic people celebrated a festival similar to Christmas long before they became Christian? Of course, Norse Yule was not
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures worldwide believed in someone protecting the home and looking after the entire household and the family members. In some ancient
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It's difficult to imagine a Christmas celebration without a beautifully decorated Christmas tree at home. In the United States alone, more than 40
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It’s been a hard and sad year for many, but it doesn’t mean we should break with old traditions, and nothing can stop
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Advent is a Christian season celebration that begins on the first Sunday, November 30, the feast day of St. Andrew the Apostle. The period
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We use to associate martial arts mainly with the Far East, China - Kung Fu, and Japan - Karate, but the truth is
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - If you are open-minded about unorthodox healing methods, then the Whisperers' practices should interest you. The Whisperers are said to possess a magical
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In some Native American cultures, a typical dreamcatcher was a handmade hanging ornament consisting of a woven net in a circle and certain
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The rubber ball game is one of the most fundamental and iconic features of ancient Mesoamerica, a pre-Columbian cultural region encompassing Guatemala, Belize,
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Not so long ago a person could get employment as a sin eater and make some money on this unusual profession. As the
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It may sound somewhat surprising, but the celebration of Christmas, Easter, Midsummer, and Saint's Day was forbidden in Scotland for a very long
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Christmas Traditions
AncientPages.com - Our fascination with ghostly tales around Christmas time goes back thousands of years and is rooted in ancient celebrations of the winter solstice. In the depths
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Christmas Traditions
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Kallikantzaroi are naughty and sometimes evil underground goblins who emerge during the 12 days of Christmas and then disappear into the Earth
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient legends of Perchta (also known as Berchta or Berta) are native to Austria, especially Salzburg, and the Alpine regions of Switzerland, and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is originally a character from the tradition of the East Slavs including the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian people. In
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Christmas Traditions
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Icelandic mythology, Gryla (Grýla) is a giantess who lives in the mountains of Iceland. In Snorre Sturluson's Prose Edda, from the 13th
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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It’s always nice to see that ancient traditions and customs are still alive in our modern society, but sometimes festivals can go too
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