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19-11-2023
This is not the end: the most bizarre burial rituals of the world
In the European tradition funeral is a somber occasion, which only emphasizes deliberate, serious rituals, clothing relatives and ...
19-11-2023
I Traveled To Naples, And Here Are The 20 Best Photos I Took ...
From where I've seen and been in Italy, Naples, for me, is like Italy in its most concentrated form. A boiling pot of different ...
18-11-2023
To the light will take? The absurd luxury of the graves of ...
We are all guests on this earth and no matter how much of wealth is not amassed into the grave with them not to take. This is ...
18-11-2023
20 oddities that surprise foreigners in Japan
The originality of Japanese culture is expressed in many things. The Japanese are not like us in everything, starting with the ...
16-11-2023
"Black Cossacks" Ukrainian Cossacks who did not take prisoners
"Black Cossacks" was the most fearsome fighters of the Civil war in Ukraine. They were remembered not only for his military ...
15-11-2023
Almost like 300 Spartans: How a squad of 21 Sikhs stopped an ...
Everyone knows about the feat of 300 Spartans, which still causes doubts among historians. But few of us know the real heroic ...
13-11-2023
Alaska Eskimos in priceless historical photographs of 1903 - 1930
The Lomen family from Minnesota moved to the city of Nome in 1903, at a time when thousands of prospectors rushed to Alaska in ...
13-11-2023
How did the Yagans live and why did they disappear — the ...
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago of more than 40 thousand islands located in the very south of the mainland of South America. It ...
12-11-2023
Which countries in the twentieth century were carried out ...
One of the first actions of Hitler as head of Germany was the adoption in 1933 of the "Law on preventing the birth of offspring ...
12-11-2023
Who were our ancestors afraid of? Anchutka, shishimora and ...
If we are talking about the mythical characters of Ancient Russia, then everyone will immediately remember Baba Yaga, goblins, ...
10-11-2023
"Tales of the Congo": a photo project that makes the heart ...
Africa, which looks at you through the eyes of the natives living in the valley of the Congo, — alive and real. Before its ...
10-11-2023
10 sexual traditions of the Ancient world that will shock a ...
Although conservatives claim that modern society has become too free in its mores in comparison with pious ancestors, some of the ...
07-11-2023
16 incredible portraits of American Indians in ritual costumes
Photographer Craig Varjabedian travels through reservations, communicates with Indians and takes a series of pictures that should ...
05-11-2023
On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in ...
Most of us live without some sort of clear routine: Wake up in the morning, drinking coffee, and further — as will go. But the ...
04-11-2023
What was the ideal of male beauty in Rus'
Women from different eras are very similar in their views on life. However, there are some major differences. For example, the ...
04-11-2023
World war Bronze age: who won the first battle in European ...
Historians believed that during the Bronze age, Northern Europe was a backward region. However, findings on the German river ...
04-11-2023
Sikhs — people of peace, living for the sake of war
Sikhism is one of the many Indian religions. Some people think it's an ethnic group, but it's not. The majority of Sikhs are ...
03-11-2023
10 strange things in South Korea
In 2010, the capital of South Korea, 10-million Seoul, received the honorary title of the capital with the best design. This city, ...
03-11-2023
The Aztec god Xochipilli turned out to be the patron saint of ...
If the ancient gods had a rather narrow specialization, then the American ones were famous for their diverse interests. The Aztecs, ...
02-11-2023
Harems of the Middle Kingdom: hierarchy, recorded sex and ...
Turkish and Persian harems are well known to everyone, many poems and novels have been written about them, as well as historical ...
01-11-2023
What facial features can tell you about what part of Russia ...
It is believed that the Russians are a nation that is quite homogeneous in its anthropometry and genetics. Residents of different, ...
31-10-2023
How and when did the Jews appear in Russia
It is known that Jews have been living on the territory of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus since time immemorial. Surprisingly, the ...
30-10-2023
Little-known facts about ancient Egyptian mummies that you ...
The culture of Ancient Egypt never ceases to inspire writers and screenwriters to new stories. Tom Cruise has already found himself ...
29-10-2023
Bushmen — the last battle for the first people of South Africa
The rulers of the desert, the Bushmen are a small group of hunting tribes living in the south of the black continent, mainly on the ...
29-10-2023
The disappearing world of Sea Gypsies
Photographer David Kashlikowski captured the life of the Bajo people — a tribe of nomadic seafarers who live in the seas between ...
29-10-2023
The battle for the wooden bucket. Who won the most stupid war ...
In 1325 between the Italian cities of Bologna and Modena, there was a battle, which killed thousands of people. The reason for the ...