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Tales of the undead consuming the blood or flesh of living beings have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries. [3] Today these entities are predominantly known as vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood; even the devil was ...
It's illegal in the state to annoy passersby on a sidewalk with a revolving sprinkler. The Kalispell, Montana, law dates back to 1947 and prohibits water from being thrown onto a street or ...
Archaeological site. The site of Sanxingdui is divided into the sacrificial area, palace, workshops, and the residential area. The Sanxingdui archaeological site is located about 4 km northeast of Nanxing Township, Guanghan, Deyang, Sichuan Province. Archaeological digs at the site showed evidence of a walled city founded c. 1,600 BCE.
Nacirema. Nacirema ("American" spelled backwards) is a term used in anthropology and sociology in relation to aspects of the behavior and society of citizens of the United States of America. The neologism attempts to create a deliberate sense of self-distancing in order that American anthropologists might look at their own culture more objectively.
Frey notes that in the 5th century, "burial customs in the Celtic world were not uniform; rather, localised groups had their own beliefs, which, in consequence, also gave rise to distinct artistic expressions". [71]
This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, games, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as we know it – as opposed to underground, inside the planet, on another world, or during a different "age" of the planet with a different physical geography.
The Temple of the City God of Wen'ao, Magong, Taiwan. Temple of Hebo ("River Lord"), the god (Heshen, "River god") of the sacred Yellow River, in Hequ, Xinzhou, Shanxi. Altar to the Five Officials worshipped inside the Temple of the Five Lords in Haikou, Hainan. Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion, comprehends a range ...
Easter lilies, a symbol of the resurrection, adorning the chancel in a Lutheran church in Baltimore Flowered cross prepared for Easter Sunday. Easter traditions (also known as Paschal traditions) are customs and practices that are followed in various cultures and communities around the world to celebrate Easter (also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday), which is the central feast in ...