“As soon as the ceremony is over ... couple make it through the line to the two saber-bearers at the end, crossed swords await the newlyweds’ kiss before allowing them to pass.

Archaeologists believe the Linschoten Sword was forged to straddle both worlds.

A cross and a gold sphere — which symbolizes ... that form the shapes of UK national symbols. Other swords that will be used in the ceremony include three pieces that were first used at the ...

As an Adinkra symbol, it is depicted with the image of two crossed swords, but in symbolic terms ... Ashanti Kingdom is performing the blackening ceremony organized during the death of a ...