Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When fall approaches, we remember that darker and colder days are heading our way. Ancient people honored the changing of seasons through several festivals. One of them is the Mabon festival, celebrated between September 21 and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological investigations in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah, conducted by scholars from the University of Cincinnati have uncovered compelling evidence of ceremonial rituals involving plant offerings within their renowned ballcourts. Ball court in ancient Coba.
AncientPages.com – We’re all familiar with the jolly, white-haired and bearded overweight man who sneaks down chimneys on Christmas Eve delivering presents to children. But where did this come from? With roots in Christianity, the origins of the world’s most
AncientPages.com – On December 18, 1941, it was forbidden to use the Norwegian flag and its colours in a way that offended national sentiment. The ban was issued by Vidkun Quisling’s fascist party, National Gathering. Using the flag in that manner
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I’s time. Joost Welten’s latest book reveals how, during the reign of William I,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Bread has been known for millennia, though its authentic history is lost in time. It is the primary food of man in almost all cultures worldwide. The folklore surrounding bread was passed down through oral
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 cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – By combining written texts, folklore, and astronomical calculations, a team of researchers at Nagoya University, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Otaru University of Commerce identified, examined, and analyzed specific records for three historical
AncientPages.com – When most people think about fairies, they perhaps picture the sparkling Tinker Bell from Peter Pan or the other heartwarming and cute fairies and fairy god mothers that populate many Disney movies and children’s cartoons. But these creatures
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 coast near present-day Shahhat, a town located in northeastern Libya. According to
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 very relaxing activity. Whether it’s a landscape, people, or abstract forms, painting
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – We used to associate martial arts mainly with the Far East, China – Kung Fu, and Japan – Karate, but the truth is that India is the cradle of martial arts. Today’s article is about
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Mysterious, magical individuals called ‘chaneques’ are famous in Mexican folklore; however, they also have a lot in common with the Pukwudgies, only knee-high or smaller, grey-faced forest people with large ears, as described in Algonquian folklore.
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 freely hanging feathers, beads, or ribbons. The Native tribes attributed specific magical
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, most of Mexico, and western Honduras and El Salvador. Pre-Columbian ball courts
AncientPages.com – Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. The nationwide festivities, which include a massive parade in Mexico City, typically begin the night of Oct. 31 with
