Learn about the significance ofTower Hill, Victoria’s largest dormant volcano, to local Indigenous people on a guided bush and nature tour. While exploring this rare geological site, you’ll also get close to some of Australia’s most iconic animals. ...
But if you walk just behind Notre Dame, to the tiny tip of the Ile de la Cité—the small island on the Seine River where the cathedral stands—you will find some stairs, which take you down into a dim, tomb-like space. There you move through a narrow passage whose floor is inscribe...
Coupled to the belief in a more sinisterStregoiis the important Romanian myth of theBlajini– the meaning of which translates almost exactly to that same phrase used in Ireland for fairies: ‘Gentle People’.These were spirits supposed to occupy aparallel reflected otherworld which mirrored our ow...
The deities were famous for their magical powers and were worshipped as Pagan Gods before the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. They even had their ancient Irish festivals but were driven underground and, over centuries, became the fairies that feature in much of Irishsuperstition. ...
3.Demotion and Diminution: The significance of pagan characters from narrative traditions could be demoted while still maintaining their presence in local Christianised traditions. Gods could become more humanised in their legendary forms and abilities, they could be given human parents. Goddesses became...
‘Great British Journeys’, takes a similar approach in the title to his book. In this case, though, there is an element of truth, as the significance of latitude is that itdoestell us the shape of the world, and in the 1700’s that was a big question. They knew that the earth ...
the name may be due to the association with the devil who placed the stones there, or, the devil pulled down the walls of a church in that locality, or it might refer to the circle being a temple or a place of great religious significance to the ancient tribe of people who built it...
significance. Take, for instance, nuptials in Guatemala, which often involve the mother of the groom breaking a white ceramic bell to bring prosperity to the newlyweds. Or, consider brides and grooms in the Philippines who release a pair of white doves after they wed, signifying a harmonious ...
has an extraordinary evocative power. Of all the significances one can find, we may not forget, that in Inuit shamanic tradition, there is a tattooing tradition (as with the Maori) to tattoo the skull in blue. One could interpret these words as an allusion to the ritual initiation to ente...
Mount Stuart House Gardens: Mount Stuart House on Scotland’s Isle of Bute is an innovative Victorian home inspired by astrology, art, and mythology. The 300 acres of gardens include collections of global significance, with plants that have been introduced over centuries. The mix includes unexpecte...