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This is not the end: the most bizarre burial rituals of the world

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 ...

I Traveled To Naples, And Here Are The 20 Best Photos I Took There

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 ...

To the light will take? The absurd luxury of the graves of the Gypsy Baron

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 ...

20 oddities that surprise foreigners in Japan

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 ...

"Black Cossacks" Ukrainian Cossacks who did not take prisoners

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 ...

Almost like 300 Spartans: How a squad of 21 Sikhs stopped an entire army

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 ...

Alaska Eskimos in priceless historical photographs of 1903 - 1930

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 ...

How did the Yagans live and why did they disappear — the most frost-resistant people on the planet

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 ...

Which countries in the twentieth century were carried out forced sterilization

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 ...

Who were our ancestors afraid of? Anchutka, shishimora and other dangerous characters of the mythology of Ancient Russia

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, ...

"Tales of the Congo": a photo project that makes the heart beat to the African rhythm

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 sexual traditions of the Ancient world that will shock a modern person

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 ...

16 incredible portraits of American Indians in ritual costumes

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 ...

On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in the workplace

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 ...

What was the ideal of male beauty in Rus'

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 ...

World war Bronze age: who won the first battle in European history

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 ...

Sikhs — people of peace, living for the sake of war

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 ...

10 strange things in South Korea

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, ...

The Aztec god Xochipilli turned out to be the patron saint of vices and drug addiction

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, ...

Harems of the Middle Kingdom: hierarchy, recorded sex and other "Chinese ceremonies"

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 ...

What facial features can tell you about what part of Russia your ancestors lived in

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, ...

How and when did the Jews appear in Russia

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 ...

Little-known facts about ancient Egyptian mummies that you won't learn about from movies

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 ...

Bushmen — the last battle for the first people of South Africa

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 ...

The disappearing world of Sea Gypsies

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 ...

The battle for the wooden bucket. Who won the most stupid war in history

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 ...