A few days before Christmas when I was 16, I had some earth-shattering news. I was studying A-level RE and it was the last lesson of Biblical Scripture before school broke up for the holidays. The teacher, Sister Mary Stephen, had decided it would be apposite to reflect on the Christmas story in the Bible … Read more
Wedded to a routine: Couples base their decision to marry on ‘rituals’ like Sunday dinner with the parents or Friday date nights — not spontaneous romantic acts, study finds By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:33 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 12:33 BST, 16 October 2020 Little rituals like weekly date nights or having … Read more
Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee Furness reveal their wholesome daily rituals while in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:58 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 23:58 BST, 26 August 2020 Deborra-lee Furness and her husband Hugh Jackman have been in lockdown with their family in New … Read more
Inca offering containing a gold bracelet and llama figurine discovered in Bolivian lake was used more than 500 years ago in human sacrifice rituals Archaeologists found an Inca offering box at the bottom of a lake in Bolivia The structure was carved and polished from stone with a circular cap The team found a small … Read more
As the focus shifted from animal art to human shapes 8,000 years ago there was an ‘artistic revolution’ driven by a rise in elaborate funeral rituals, study finds. Archaeologists working in Jordan discovered a series of flint artefacts that look like stone tools – but they were never used and could have been funeral figurines. … Read more