Aesop's Fables are some of the most famous ancient Greek tales with moral lessons in history, and many of the tales are used ...

More than a festive custom, the New Year’s kalanta are a living link between past and present—an oral tradition that ...

Greece is steeped in fascinating holiday traditions, with its Christmas carols, or kalanda, being some of the most ...

Leave them alone: ‘vermin’ such as pigeons and seagulls and rats are just trying to survive in a world where humans are the ...

From the islands of the Dodecanese to the villages of Epirus, from Pelion and the Sporades to Thrace, Macedonia and the ...

Performed in the annual Dionysia festivals, tragic drama was a central tradition of Ancient Greece, a method of both entertainment and religious worship. Equally important was competition, for at the ...

In countries all across Latin America and in the Caribbean, folks rush eat 12 green grapes, one for each month of the year, ...

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With some Western governments restricting weapons transfers to Israel, the country must adopt a “super Sparta” mentality in the face of increasing isolation, summoning the famed self-reliance and ...

Throughout human history, people have sought guidance beyond the material world when facing important decisions or uncertain times. From the Vedic astrologers of ancient India to the oracles of Greece ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate New Year's Eve on Wednesday, millions of people around the world have been ringing in 2026.

Devastating wildfire, flooding and extreme heat events took place over the past year, several resulting in mass fatalities.