Religion

An ancient gate in the eastern part of Jerusalem remains walled up and impassable to this day. Millions of Jews,…

Have you ever thought about why Catholic clergy shaves cleanly while Orthodox clergy almost always wear a beard? What is…

The story of seven archangels falls into the category of those occurrences that take place in plain sight of everyone…

Ancient Mesopotamian deities were anthropomorphic. They were considered to have superpowers and be huge.

A Scottish clan inherited this mask as a sacred relic until the 19th century. However, in 1840 when the clan…

The Tibetan mandala literally means ‘circle’ or ‘disk’ and resembles cubist paintings to those ignorant of ancient practices.

Saladin was a Sunni Muslim Kurd who founded the Ayyubid dynasty and was the first sultan of both Egypt and…

The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities who were worshipped in ancient Roman religion. It comprised Jupiter, Juno…

The Hanging Temple is a temple built into a cliff near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province,…

Most religions have one or two weird practices or features, but sometimes you find one that is just plain strange.

Tonsure is the practice of shaving or cutting part or all of one's scalp hair as a symbol of religious…

Sikhs do not cut their hair, as a religious observance. The turban protects the hair and keeps it clean.