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Global divorce rates are on the rise. Some people see this as a social issue. But the small Romanian village of Biertan has a unique method to remedy this problem. They follow a tradition which has been in use since the Middle Ages – a ‘marital prison.’
dhwty - 29/12/2017 - 19:16
Jolene Zigarovich/The Conversation
Every Valentine’s Day, we’re inundated with hearts. We purchase cards with hearts and heart-shaped balloons. We wear clothing with hearts and adorn ourselves with heart-shaped jewelry. We ingest heart-shaped foods and candies and send heart emojis in texts.
ancient-origins - 14/02/2024 - 13:45
... American Kings Visited Queen Anne in London With a Special Request ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 04/09/2022 - 22:45
... ‘ death ’ , the judge should reject Mr Ostrom’s request for trial by combat. Like many things, the tradition ...
ashley cowie - 15/01/2020 - 23:03
... This Gospel also states that he went to Pilate in order to request Jesus’s body, a request which was granted. Much like Matthew 27:57, it then ...
Molly Dowdeswell - 19/07/2022 - 14:54
Less than five years ago, a new army of exorcists was created by the Roman Catholic Church. They were trained to deal with the “unprecedented rise” in requests for help in battling evil spirits. The Church has claimed that an increase in demonic possessions is related to the ease of finding information on the “dark arts” online.
aprilholloway - 06/07/2017 - 01:57
As in many other areas of endeavor, the Egyptians had a very good reputation for their medical skills - diplomatic letters often made requests for remedies, including the seemingly miraculous, when even the Egyptians saw the joke as in the surviving reply of Ramses the Great to the Hittite king Hattusili who had requested a doctor with a drug to help his 50-something sister become pregnant. Fertility treatments were an Egyptian thing, but in this case, Ramses suggests a miracle worker might be more appropriate.
Chris Morgan - 07/12/2020 - 21:09
... detected inscription: "The new inscription begins with a request for wine, as well as a guarantee for assistance if ... addressee has any requests of his own. It concludes with a request for the provision of a certain commodity to an ...
Alicia McDermott - 16/06/2017 - 22:55
... (Mattes/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Once admitted, scholars must request which specific documents they wish to review. They are only allowed to request three per day. So instead of being able to browse the ... petition Henry VIII sent to Pope Clement VII in order to request an annulment of the king’s marriage to Catherine of ...
Kerry Sullivan - 14/07/2021 - 01:55
Belief in malevolent spirits inhabiting the human body has persisted across cultures for millennia. During the Middle Ages, exorcisms were commonplace to rid individuals of supposed demonic possession. In modern society, the view is that these practices are outdated, and possession is regarded as a manifestation of mental illness. Despite this, the Catholic Church has reported a surge in requests for exorcisms.
Joanna Gillan - 04/03/2023 - 21:51
... 150 years ago. BBC News reports Ethiopia made a formal request at various British institutions for the return of ... artifacts looted following the Maqdala battle in 1868. The request has been denied by many, however the Victoria and ...
Alicia McDermott - 05/04/2018 - 19:02
... the events between the Bodhisattva's renunciation and the request by Brahma Sahampati that he teach the doctrine after ...
MartiniF - 01/04/2022 - 21:45
... of an insurgency by Yapahu of Gezer, whilst in EA 244, a request is made by Biridiya of Megiddo for military ...
dhwty - 18/07/2018 - 13:59
... campaign in Anatolia, which was carried out following a request by his merchants there to protect them from the king ...
dhwty - 02/03/2019 - 01:46
... 7,000 pairs of ice skates to be handcrafted at his request. You may be wondering why ice skates were suddenly so ...
Lex Leigh - 11/06/2022 - 14:46
Throughout Australia, it is said that there are over 200 Aboriginal languages and 600 dialects, but apparently no writing system for recording the spoken word. How then were messages transmitted between different indigenous groups across the massive landmass of Australia? The solution was found in ‘message sticks’, an ancient form of communication that has been used for tens of thousands of years, and is still in use today in some parts of Australia.
dhwty - 22/05/2014 - 00:42
... her to let him stay the night. At first Alice refused his request, for fear of being discovered. But after he pressed ...
Meagan Dickerson - 30/04/2021 - 18:41
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ancient-origins - 22/04/2015 - 18:18
When we think of Minos, two images immediately come to mind: (1) the legendary and cruel tyrant of Crete who demanded the tribute of Athenian youths to feed to the Minotaur in the Labyrinth and (2) a judge of the Underworld as depicted in both Virgil’s Aeneid and also in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy story, the Inferno.
pkoutoupis - 06/01/2018 - 22:57
The strange story of the black sarcophagus found in Alexandria continues…
Alicia McDermott - 24/07/2018 - 18:56