A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

A new exhibition in London traces the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the card designs ...

After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great ...

Discover the deep symbolism of the lotus flower tattoo meaning. From spiritual growth to resilience, learn what this sacred ...

From folklore and stories to conservation efforts, tigers have long captivated the human imagination and attention of people around the world, serving as a unifying force about the crucial role ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could ...

The Year of the Snake embodies transformation, femininity, and duality, reflected in cultural myths, artistic expressions, ...

These women make the “Bridgerton” universe spin, and their friendship includes some of the most special, tear-inducing ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

As the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac, the snake represents the "midpoint, symbolizing balance — or the need for it —in ...