During the winter solstice in ancient Greece, festivals were held to honor the gods Poseidon, Demeter, and Dionysus.

Ancient Greek winter solstice festivals such as Haloa and Poseidon’s month blended astronomy, fertility rites, and the divine ...

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.

Canada’s Parliament has revised Bill C-9, removing 'Swastika' from the draft. The law will now apply solely to Nazi hate ...

The Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia arranged floral depictions on pottery with symmetry and numerical sequences, ...

The Bondi Beach massacre stands as a heartbreaking milestone in the resurgence of antisemitism. It has transformed a holiday of illumination into one marked by loss. Yet Hanukkah’s ancient narrative, ...

A snowman scholar provides the backstory on snow figures through the ages.

We've heard about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, but where are they actually located? Some evidence even suggests that ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

About 2,400 years ago, before the emergence of the Roman empire, a small armada of boats approached the island of Als off the ...

Yet surely no one will defend what Primal Scream did at the Roundhouse in Camden on Monday? Surely even those craven ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian ...