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. ...
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 ...
A Leprechaun is a specific kind of fairy that has always existed in the folklore of Ireland. The portrayal of these fairies usually involves men with heavy beards and tiny bodies. Also, they generally wear a mostly green-coloured coat and a hat. ...
countries around the world also have their own set of wedding-related rituals. And many of them have a specific purpose with symbolic 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...
Recalling Bede’s significance as “the father of English learning,” we prayed for “all biblical scholars and writers and all who translate and interpret your word in every part of the world.” Praising God for Bede the historian, we prayed for “church historians and all who interpret the...
Of course, the personal significance of this painting is for the painter is his alone to know. But the feelings of tension and uncertainty are relevant, no matter the time period. This painting speaks to me because there’s more too it than just night fishing. For me, this piece in part...
Poet Mary Oliver, experiencing an intuition of charged significance at a New England pond, wrote, “oh, what is that beautiful thing / that just happened?”[ii]– Her question perfectly expresses our devotional response to the Nativity. The event itself is but a moment, but its meaning gener...
What is the significance of the supernatural presence represented by fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream? Shakespeare's Fairies: A Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's most produced play, still popular in various adaptions today, in additi...
And finally, if you want to put all that daylight behind you, consider making the most of the nighttime, too. From late July through mid-August, if you look up you may catch a glimpse of one of the most abundant meteor showers visible in North America, thePerseids. They are named this...
we must beware lest the reaction against it should lead us to fall into the opposite extreme. Durkheim argues that it is unlikely that early man attaches much significance to dreams, for the modern peasant, who is the representative of primitive man, appears to dream very little, and not to...