Daily Prayers with Decomposing Corpses: Death Chairs at Aragonese Castle
The Aragonese Castle is a castle built on top of a rocky islet next to Ischia, a small Italian island on the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. Whilst a stronghold is said to have already been built during Classical times, much of the present structure dates to the Middle Ages. The Aragonese Castle…
Christians Supplied Medieval Pagans with Horses for Sacrifice for Funeral Rituals
In the late medieval period, pagans in the Baltic region of northern Europe imported horses from neighboring Christian nations for use in funeral rituals, according to a study. Horse sacrifices were highly visible and symbolic public rites across pagan prehistoric Europe, persisting the latest among the Baltic tribes, up to the 14th century AD. Offering pits might…
Most visited pilgrims sites in the world
Pilgrimage has been a significant part of human civilization, binding cultures, religions, and races across continents. It's a spiritual voyage that millions undertake each year, seeking solace, answers, or simply an intimate encounter with their faith. What are the  pilgrimage destinations you must visit, and why are these places so revered? River Ganges Photo…

Judaism

The world’s most and least religious countries

By ELLY BLAKE Among the countries where citizens see themselves as religious there is Sri Lanka The countries where citizens seem…

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“Everyone has the right to believe in what they want, but the rights of children come above the right to believe.”

  Religious groups have condemned a bill in Iceland's parliament that would ban circumcision for non-medical reasons. The draft law…

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“Religion and Human Rights”. 13th Doha International Interfaith Conference.

The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) has decided to dedicate the 2018 Fourth Doha International Award for Interfaith Dialogue…

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World Press Photo of the Year 2018

Collection of images nominated for the 2018 World Press Photo Contest. The winners of the 61st World Press Photo of…

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The Best of Israel by RICK STEVES’ EUROPE

The Best of Israel by RICK STEVES' EUROPE 

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Тайны Кедронской долины. Восточный Иерусалим. Израиль – Палестина.

Photo by Fr. Maksym Strykhar (Religious Tourism) Во время поездки в Израиль и Палестину, зимой 2017 года, мы хотели побродить…

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