Yalda Night, also called Shab-e Yalda, or by its original name - Shab-e Chelleh, is one of the oldest holidays in Iran and in the world as a whole. ...

To say that goths and the gothic style are “misunderstood” would be an understatement. After all, gothic is a term that refers to multiple things, and a big ...

There aren’t many mythologies out there that denote the same deity as representing both fertility and war. That sounds very much like it being a deity of ...

Greek mythology is the home of many fantastic and magical weapons used by the Greek heroes, demi-gods, gods, and Titans. Yet, for some reason, Greek myths ...

The Taj Mahal is a stunning palace on the banks of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra, where it has been standing since the 17th century. One of ...

Traditional Japanese mythology and Shintoism in particular, are home to many unique creatures, spirits, demons, and other supernatural beings. Kami (gods) ...

In Japanese mythology, Raijin, the god of thunder, is unique in many ways. While most gods of thunder and storm in other religions and mythologies such as ...

The full moon is one of the most potent symbols in most mythologies and spiritual philosophies, both in history and today. So, it’s hardly surprising that ...

As one of the three Abrahamic religions, together with Christianity and Islam, Judaism shares many similarities with them. Yet, as both the oldest and the ...

A Mikvah or mikveh, as well as the plural mikvot, is a type of ritual bath in Judaism. The word quite literally means “a collection” in Hebrew, as in “a ...