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Discover the Fascinating (and Surprising!) Traditions of Semana Santa in Spain’s Holy Week Celebrations
Santa Semana – or Holy Week – in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand ...
Toast, Trees and a Wassailing Queen: An Ancient English Ritual Is Back
The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.
Christianity Today6h
The Meaning of Womanhood, in Whole and in Parts
Understanding of these four parts [breasts, clitoris, hymen, and womb] has changed over time—positing at some times that ...
Smithsonian Magazine7h
The Ascension of William and Mary, Britain’s First Co-Monarchs, Marked a Victory for Protestantism
The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...
Meet the Florentine Jewelers Who Iced Out Conclave’s Cardinals
Paolo and Riccardo Penko, whose jewelry has adorned actual popes, crafted over 500 custom pieces for the Oscar-nominated ...