aHalloween is an annual celebration, but just what is it actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual? Halloween是一次每年庆祝,但什么实际上是它庆祝?
How did the concept of time originate?Loonger / Getty Images Time is something that most of us take for granted. Have you ever thought about why, for example, there are 12 months in a year? Why are there 30 days in September? Why are there time zones and what's with daylight-saving...
How did the concept of time originate? Loonger / Getty Images Time is something that most of us take for granted. Have you ever thought about why, for example, there are 12 months in a year? Why are there 30 days in September? Why are there time zones and what's with daylight-...
The Spanish Fludid not originate in Spain, though news coverage of it did. During World War I, Spain was a neutral country with free media that covered the outbreak from the start, first reporting on it in Madrid in late May of 1918. Meanwhile, Allied countries and the Central Powers had...
Where did Voodoo originate in Africa? Voodoo began in the ancient kingdoms of Fon and Kongo (which now encompasses Togo, Benin and Ghana). This area is considered the “cradle of Voodoo.†The word is derived from the Fon word for "God" or "Spirit." Which country has ...
But as usual, this is where the variables come in. For example, when did you adopt them? Michael Thompson, DVM told Reader's Digest that a newly adopted kitty — regardless of age — needs time to get used to its surroundings and its people before they are left alone for 24 hours. ...
modern society took humans out of the food chain. Black cats--like black ravens and other black animals--got an especially bad rap in the Middle Ages when they were associated with supernatural evil, impending death, and bad luck. Today, the superstition is mostly relegated to Halloween ...
modern society took humans out of the food chain. Black cats--like black ravens and other black animals--got an especially bad rap in the Middle Ages when they were associated with supernatural evil, impending death, and bad luck. Today, the superstition is mostly relegated to Halloween ...
Pumpkins, murderers, vampires, zombies, ghosts, witches, death… these are all the subjects of last week's Scrabble Bingo of the Days, which focused on words associated with Halloween and horror movies. Did you know there was actually a name for someone who suffocated another person? Did you...
The Mayans placed great value in recording their people's history. While they weren't the first civilization to ever use a calendar, they did devise four separate calendars that lasted for discrete time periods. Depending on their needs, the Mayans used different calendars or some combination of...