IN reference to your series of articles which have recently appeared in NATURE on Stonehenge and the ancient festivals, I send you the following notes on a Wiltshire celebration of the August fire ...

The installation took almost 800 hours to construct, and the artist reimagines the mysterious sea voyage of Mansa Abu Bakr II, ruler of the ancient Mali Empire. "He abdicated his throne and took ...

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Perhaps as a way to expand the Wari empire without military force ... concoctions played a role in what is known as the ancient Festival of Drunkenness. This was a time, once a year, when everyone ...

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Another of Mali's festivals -- The Festival in the Desert outside Timbuktu - once attracted thousands of visitors, but it has not been held since 2012, when jihadists entered the ancient city.

Another of Mali's festivals -- The Festival in the Desert outside Timbuktu - once attracted thousands of visitors, but it has not been held since 2012, when jihadists entered the ancient city.

The Olympic Games is undoubtedly the most famous sports festival of ancient Greece. Similarly, the Iliad is the most famous work of literature from that nation. However, while both of them are well ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday. Credit: Hamburger Kunsthalle / Lawrence Alma Tadema / Public domain / Wikimedia ...

The arrival of spring has long been celebrated across various ancient civilizations, with festivals marking the seasonal transition, agricultural cycles, and spiritual renewal. These festivals were ...