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Japan's royal family, the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, have launched an updated website amid its succession crisis.

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The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

If you want to learn more about Indian Gods – including Shiva, Ganesha and Saraswati – and their Japanese counterparts, you have come to the right place.

Imbolc then is translated as ‘in the belly of the mother’ – like the seeds of plants beginning to move in thebelly of Mother Earth. Imbolc is also often celebrated on the full moon in February which ...

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A noisy and impish bird, the magpie retains a grudging respect from Irish people even, in the wake of words from one of ...