It is another Japanese traditional way to ward off evil spirits. Placing a pile of salt at the main entrance of a house door can absorb negative energy and create a harmonious living space. According ...

Today, Druidism is still practiced and passed on, notably by the OBOD association mentioned above. This gives you the chance ...

Tiny scrolls tucked into Tibetan statuettes; images lying in wait in mirrors. An exhibition turns the spotlight on 75 bronze ...

A church built for Britain’s first known Christian martyr developed into The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Albans, ...

Certain inscriptions from this vicinity showed that Aphrodite, “the unconquerable,” sender of Spring, was worshipped, and that an ancient incense-altar had existed there. The block containing ...

The event, hosted by the Suwa Falconry Preservation Society, offered a glimpse into a tradition that has evolved over millennia but remains steeped in its ancient roots. And while the showcase was ...

Memorial altars for the victims have been set up nationwide, including in Seoul. At Muan airport, families were overseeing the set-up of a new altar Tuesday, with black-and-white funeral flowers ...

As mirrors are believed to be a place where gods reside, these mochi (rice cakes) are shaped like an ancient round mirror to celebrate the ... When you make a prayer at the altar, you might be ...

Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan’s remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors, but a year after a ...

30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Mourners pray for the victims on a plane which skidded off a runway and burst into flames, at a memorial altar at Muan sport park in Muan, South Korea, Monday, Dec.

The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide. These diverse ...