The scene in Jeddah is both surreal and sacred. Under the shade of the Western Hajj Terminal's canopies at King Abdulaziz ...

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These spectacular stone structures represent some of the most significant depictions of the religious and funerary practices of an ancient society that drew on both its Greek and Persian heritage.

Each year, this ceremony -- called "Anastenaria" ("sighs" in Greek) -- attracts crowds of visitors. Considered a pagan ritual to honour the ancient Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis, the ancient ...

The fire walking ritual, held on the day of the Orthodox feast of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena on May 21, has been practised for over a century in four villages of the Greek region of Macedonia, ...

Under a cloud of incense smoke, a group of men and women in a village in northern Greece swayed slowly to the music before removing their shoes and rushing, barefoot, onto waiting embers.

This catalog predates the second oldest chart—compiled by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus—by several hundred years. When astronomer and astrologer Shi Shen gazed skyward thousands of years ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Thursday 22 May. The tremor was felt across several Aegean islands, areas of mainland Greece ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has hit the Greek islands (Picture: Getty Images) A number of Greek islands, including Crete and Santorini have been hit by a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake ...

The Greek island of Crete has been hit by a strong earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. The quake took place at 6.19 (Greek time) 56 kilometers north-northeast of Heraklion, Crete ...

Foreign ideas have expelled or concealed the ancient Greek civilization. Modern Greece is still connected to her ancient traditions, but the exigencies of modern times cover up the ancient marvel ...