Between 1347 and 1353, it claimed the lives of millions of people.

The ancient mechanism of fear is activated mainly in the face of physical threats. If one person fears a predator, others ...

A wormhole, also known as an Einstein–Rosen bridge, is a hypothetical structure predicted by Einstein’s general theory of ...

The Ennead (known in Egyptian as pesedjet, Greek Εννεάδα – Ennead) is a concept in ancient Egyptian mythology and theology developed in the significant religious center of Heliopolis in Lower Egypt.

Cicero’s “De divinatione” (44 BCE), which rejects astrology and other supposedly divinatory techniques, serves as a rich historical source for understanding the conception of scientificity in ...

The Yule Lads, or the Jólasveinarnir in Icelandic, are legendary figures that are said to reside in the mountains and make an appearance in the town 13 nights before Yule. They are all named after ...

Originally, Zwarte Piet was a frightening figure in Dutch folklore unrelated to the Sinterklaas tradition. It only became associated with St. Nicholas in the mid-to-late 19th century. From that time, ...

Drafted in 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a text that sets out the natural and inalienable rights of individuals.

Protestant missionaries brought Christmas to Hawaii in 1820. During the year 1786, when the Hawaiian island of Kauai was moored, George Dixon, the captain of the commercial ship Queen Charlotte, ...

The Marquis de Sade (1740–1814) was a writer and humanist of the Enlightenment era, a great lover of freedom, without taboos and the involvement of God. His work, which is both the theory and the ...

Winter folklore characters are figures from folk art in countries that are most active during the winter period. Santa Claus was originally a personification of the cold. In other countries, there are ...

The Byzantine Emperor Marcian decided to convene a council to address various theological questions. The Council of Chalcedon took place at the Church of Saint Euphemia in Chalcedon from October 8 to ...