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10-12-2024
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, ...
10-12-2024
Color photographs of Japan in the beginning of 1950
After the surrender of Japan in 1945, allied forces led by the US invaded the country. The Empire disintegrated, its form of ...
08-12-2024
Purely Japanese theory, or How the blood type affects a ...
Despite the fact that Japan is considered a high-tech country, there is always a place for the strange and archaic in it. What ...
08-12-2024
Why did the Indians wear fringe on their clothes
Cinematic Indians are all dressed in trousers, jackets, shirts and moccasins with fringe. They have this piece of clothing ...
08-12-2024
Lost in the jungle: How the people of ava live — the most ...
In the Brazilian state of Maranhão lives the most secretive tribe on earth, which calls itself ava. These people have no contact ...
08-12-2024
Why Americans are called Yankees
Discussions have been going on about the origin of the Americans' nickname "Yankee" for a very long time. There are many versions, ...
08-12-2024
What do North American Indian women look like
A little bit about the feminine gender of the word "Indian": in all dictionaries of the Russian language, "Indian" means both the ...
07-12-2024
Nomads of raute — how the primitive tribe lives, whose days ...
Despite the fact that there are fewer and fewer places untouched by civilization in the world, there are still peoples living the ...
06-12-2024
13 traditional gifts that are present in other countries
Gift choice — not an easy task. It is important that it not only meets the needs of the recipient, but also was loaded with ...
05-12-2024
Why Ukrainians have long called Russians katsaps
The old nickname of Ukrainians "Ukrainians" can easily be explained by the forelocks on the heads of Zaporozhye Cossacks. But the ...
03-12-2024
A fight at a wedding — why was it mandatory in Russia
In the modern world, weddings with matchmaking, bride redemption, toastmaster and loaf have long been relegated to the background. ...
30-11-2024
The 20 strangest bans in the world
In which countries and why it is legally prohibited to run with friends, to star in porn if you have too small breasts, and to wear ...
30-11-2024
Iboga — how a deadly ritual from Africa became popular in ...
Modern man is very fond of the exotic. At the same time, he is often attracted to things not just unusual, but also extreme. Iboga ...
28-11-2024
Why police officers in the UK don't carry guns
One of the main features that distinguish British police officers from their counterparts from other countries is the lack of ...
28-11-2024
"Horned kichka": why women in Russia wore hats with horns
The national costume of a Russian woman is very diverse. According to the clothes, it was possible to find out not only the region, ...
27-11-2024
How concubines were selected for the harem of the Turkish Sultan
For the first time the concept of "harem" appeared in the Ottoman Empire in the 13th century. So they began to call the part of the ...
25-11-2024
What is "sacred tales" and why Russia laughed at confidential
Obscene anecdotes, stories and jokes used in Russia popularity always. Even in an era when almost all aspects of life were ruled by ...
25-11-2024
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 ...
25-11-2024
Shanghai carriers
A photo series by French photographer Alain Delorme shows China's consumer society through photographs of workers transporting ...
25-11-2024
Amazing drone images from Karakorum
Polish photographer David Kashlikowski took amazing pictures of a glacier in the Karakoram mountain system in Pakistan from a ...
24-11-2024
Snow glasses of the Northern peoples, known for several ...
Sunglasses for us are a fashion accessory from the 20th century. But in fact, glasses that protect the eyes from bright light ...
23-11-2024
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 ...
22-11-2024
How the igloo is arranged - the winter dwelling of the Eskimos
Snow is not the best building material. But when there is nothing else at hand, then it will do for housing construction. If you ...
18-11-2024
Why the Jews determined by the nationality of mother
The Jews — a very ancient people, over the millennia of its existence, has seen a lot of grief. They were destroyed, ...
18-11-2024
Street food in pre-revolutionary Russia: what did our ...
Today, those who want to have a quick snack on the street can treat themselves to not too refined, but a variety of dishes. In ...
17-11-2024
American found color photo of the Indians of the late ...
Filmmaker Paul Ratner (Paul Ratner) revealed a passion for studying old photographs of Indians during the filming of the film ...