Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter ...

Also known as the Three Glorious Days, the July Revolution came in a time of transition in French art, when classically ... Liberty—who recalls the Roman goddess Libertas, while donning ...

The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...

Pagan traditions often revolved around the Goddess Eostre, symbol of fertility and the beginning ... the custom of dyeing ...

Restoration work is underway at the 3,000-year-old Temple of Hecate in Lagina, a center of ancient pagan beliefs located ... temple dedicated to the ancient goddess Hecate. He underscored that ...

In contrast to tumble drying, natural drying symbols can be harder to interpret. Here's what they actually mean: If the square has one drooping line, this means you can hang your clothes to dry on a ...

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Cicada designs like this are a popular memento of the region as a symbol of the summer, love of art, and the importance of rest. In Provence, summertime means cicada time. The insects are only ...

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 10–12 minutes, until cooked through. For the final 2 minutes, add the beans and sugar-snap peas. Drain, then cool in a bowl of iced water. Drain ...