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China’s Reed Flute Cave: A Natural Masterpiece with a Rich History
There are a lot of fascinating natural wonders in the world, but one of the most interesting is the Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, in southern China. The Reed Flute Cave is a limestone cave known for its beautiful natural rock formations, outdoor reeds, and ancient inscriptions, and is now a popular tourist destination. The more than 70 inscriptions inside the cave dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) provide insight into the history of the cave's use.
Lex Leigh - 05/02/2023 - 13:52
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Amateur Treasure Hunter Will Make Thousands of Dollars from a Medieval Gold Ring
... Rings: What are the True Origins of these Symbolic Irish Wedding Rings? Secrets of the Four Gold Rings from the Tomb ... Exchange Rings with Vows? The Elusive Ancient Origins of Wedding Rings Ring discovered in Viking-era grave has Arabic ...
Alicia McDermott - 03/01/2018 - 22:57
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Harlech Castle: Wales’ Most Formidable Fortress
... in marriage to Matholwch, the King of Ireland. At the wedding feast, however, Efinisien, Branwen’s half-brother, ... calm him down by presenting him with more gifts. After the wedding, Matholwch and Branwen return to Ireland, and the ...
dhwty - 08/07/2020 - 14:00
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Destined for Glory: The Reign of Empress Catherine the Great
... Grand Duchess Ekaterina Alekseyevna around the time of her wedding, by George Christoph Grooth, 1745. ( Public Domain ) ...
Aleksa Vučković - 29/04/2020 - 02:01
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The Ancient Practice of Ghost Marriage Lives On Even Today
... while enacting discreet nuptials similar to a regular wedding. While the tradition is no longer widespread, the ... home employees snatched a TikToker's ashes for a ghost wedding . Posthumous marriage is a relatively recent ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 06/06/2023 - 22:57
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Royal Scandal in the Court of The Queen of Denmark-Norway
... in 1768). Christian VII and Caroline Matilda dance at the wedding held at Christiansborg Palace. ( Public Domain ) In ...
dhwty - 01/06/2016 - 03:39
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From Grain to Glory: The European Bread Museum’s Tribute to a Staple of Civilization
... for various celebrations, for example, “Gamokouloura” (Wedding Roll) and the “Kouloura tis Vaftisis” ...
Joanna Gillan - 24/09/2023 - 22:46
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Anglo Saxon Women’s Wills: Freeing The Enslaved As Testimony Of Piety
... manor house and estate, with a timbered hall and it was a wedding gift ( morgengifu) from her husband. Morgengifu or ... given by the husband to his wife the morning after their wedding. It was often land and mentioned in wills, as it was ...
Viki Holton - 06/12/2023 - 17:30
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Ex-Devil Worshipper Says: I'm Shocked Christians Celebrate Halloween
... the night of Oct. 31, 1987, when I had the most diabolical wedding on the planet. My fiancé and I decided to get ... in a demonic ritual that lasted all night, and the wedding bells were heard all the way down to the gates of ...
ancient origins - 22/10/2018 - 18:56
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The Truth About Sex in Ancient Greece
... seldom married before the age of 30, and apart from the wedding night, it was common for married couples to sleep ...
ancient-origins - 08/05/2017 - 01:43
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Song of the Nibelungs: The Epic Germanic Tale of Love, Death, and Revenge
... bound and hanging by a nail in their bedchamber. Gunther's wedding night (Johann Heinrich Füssli 1807). ( Public Domain ...
Riley Winters - 08/04/2020 - 20:19
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Ramayana: The Grand Epic of Ancient India
... marriage with Sita, the princess of Videha Kingdom. The wedding party of Rama and Sita returns to Ayodhya. ( Public ...
Brinda Singh - 30/08/2020 - 22:58
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Secret Societies and Hidden Knowledge: The Explosive Star that Inspired the Modern World
... the 1616 publication referred to as The Alchemical Wedding . It seems that the society interpreted Elizabeth’s wedding, which was to cement an alliance between England and ...
Graham Phillips - 01/03/2017 - 13:58
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Jus primae noctis: Did Medieval Lords Really Sleep With Serf Brides First?
... a Swiss village outside of Zurich read: “…and when the wedding starts, the bridegroom shall allow the sergeant to ... The lords had introduced various coercive acts on the wedding nights of their serfs, including climbing into the ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 10/06/2022 - 14:47
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The Life and Times of the Notorious Medieval Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
... a turn for the worse. 14th-century representation of the wedding of Louis and Eleanor on the left, and Louis leaving ...
dhwty - 20/06/2020 - 18:45
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From Loincloths to Lingerie: 10 Unique Styles of Clothing from Ancient History
... easily. Marie de Brabant wore a sideless surcoat to her wedding to French King Philippe III, drawing circa 1300 ( ...
Lex Leigh - 12/12/2022 - 13:57
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Researchers Uncover Lost Mexican Codex Hidden Beneath Another Codex
... Bodley, which is also in Bodleian Library at Oxford. The wedding of 3-Flint and 12-Wind from the Mixtec Zouche-Nuttall ...
Mark Miller - 18/08/2016 - 00:44
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Mushroom Monuments of Thrace and Ancient Sacred Rites
... a marriage ceremony. The rock formation of the Petrified Wedding near the village of Zimzelen, Kardzhali Province, ...
Carl Ruck - 29/01/2016 - 03:50
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8,000-Year-Old Elk Teeth “Dancing Rattlers” Are Recreated
... in context, picture “that uncle” at the end of the wedding dance, flooded in purple light, finger pointing to ... of Stone Age hunter-gatherers .” (ref that uncle at the wedding). Top image: Adult male from grave 76a in Yuzhniy ...
ashley cowie - 05/06/2021 - 14:56
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The Minor Miracles of Maria Adelaide, Folk-Saint of Brides
... by the Catholic Church. Many young women promise their wedding dresses in return for marrying the man of their ... is granted in many instances. The museum now has so many wedding dresses that they are now lent out to brides who ... Items such as ceremonial dresses in particular, many wedding dresses, money from over 25 different countries and a ...
dhwty - 31/05/2018 - 18:58