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Ideas like feminism and equality are very modern.” However ... role that women would continue to play in ancient Greek religious festivals. “To the degree that our sources allow us to catch ...

From ancient rituals like the Bacchanalia and Saturnalia to modern-day music festivals, pop concerts and events like Burning Man, the carnivalesque taps into a desire for rebellion, community and ...

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image.

OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — The festival gained ... a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of cultures and the ability for ancient traditional beliefs to adapt to modern life. The small West African ...

The 44-day-long religious festival will conclude on February 26 ... During the colonial era, European observers including British colonial administrator James Prinsep documented the Kumbh Mela ...

The Aboriginal population was small and persecuted, and the Commonwealth government’s exclusivist White Australia policy helped to maintain the continent’s striking cultural homogeneity. However, in ...