The English word "tantalize" comes from the iconic Greek myth of Tantalus, an ancient Greek king who faced a brutal ...

Halloween famously comes from the Celtic festival of Samhain, but does Samhain itself come from an Ancient Greek festival?

The feast itself was the prelude to the evening ... The word skolion means “sideways” in ancient Greek, a reference to how the guests took turns to sing, afterward passing a myrtle branch ...

The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15 each year. The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in the Greek kimisis) or ...

AO: You performed in Egypt's monodrama festival last month. Any thoughts about this experience? DS: It was genuinely ...

Who were the ancient Greeks? Who were the ancient Greeks? Discover different ancient Greek cities and find out how they were ruled. How did the Olympic Games begin? Learn how the Olympic Games ...

When was Ancient Greece? How did ancient Greece begin? The first Olympic games and new discoveries How was Greece ruled? Activities About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important ...

The Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is an important festival in China when people offer sacrifices to their ancestors. It falls on April 4 this year. In ancient times, the festival prompted ...

Until very recently, it felt like Greek food in the West was seen as basic, crude; constantly compared and found inferior to the perennially popular cuisine of its elegant neighbour, Italy.

The Venus statues in the Qiantan area have become popular with photographers. Six colorful statues of Venus, each playing a ...

Organisers of an ancient festival dating back to the 1200’s are anticipating this year’s event to be the biggest in decades.