In the heart of Hong Kong, where the name itself means “fragrant harbor,” the essence…
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Myths & Legends
Icelanders and the Huldufolk: A Nation Gripped by its Legends
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanWhen local governments or private citizens want to build a road or add an extension,…
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History
Dressed to Kilt: Is Tartan an Ancient Tradition or Modern Invention?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThere are surely few things as distinctively Scottish as tartan. The hard wearing, patterned cloth…
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The “Annual Washing of the Lions” is probably one of the oldest and earliest known…
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It all sounds like archaic folklore, but the dancing plague of 1518 is clearly chronicled in medical, civic, and religious notes of the time.