In the Köytendag Mountains, a dirt trail leads to the remote Kyrk Gyz Cave. Inside the cave is a something which looks familiar but slowly reveals itself to be bizarre. The ceilings of the... »

Curious Caves, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Tawsam, Rachel and 2 others

The Grande Loge de France , together with the Grand Orient de France, is one of the major masonic courants in french free masonry. Even if both of them had derived from the ancient and accepted... »

Rites and Rituals | Edited by Laetitia and Rachel

The Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha is an abandoned limestone cave founded in 1889 that holds the Wat Tham Xieng Maen, where local worshipers used to pay homage and cleanse Buddha images. Nowadays only... »

Curious Caves, Relics and Reliquaries, Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Giant Buddhas | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

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Rites and Rituals | Edited by Laetitia

An old village of the Apatani Tribe, Ziro is found in the mysterious state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The area is famous for having pine hills, mountain rice cultivation and for its... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by vatoad, Rachel and others

In the first half of the 19th century, Henry and Lucy Ray of Jewett City, CT, had a comfortably sized family of five children who all grew up and made it past the many natural perils and hardships... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Rites and Rituals | Edited by JWOcker

Yale College in New Haven, CT, is well-known for its tomb societies—also called senior societies, and landed societies. These elite, secretive self-run student organizations have been around for... »

Memento Mori, Rites and Rituals, Eccentric Homes | Edited by JWOcker and Rachel

In the devoutly Muslim lands of Pakistan, the presence of the pagans in the Kalasha Valleys is quite an anomaly. The three valleys of the Kalash people, Bumburet, Rumbur and Birir, form a cultural... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

Every year, thousands flock to Saut d’Eau Waterfalls on a religious pilgrimage to bath in the waters, asking for favors and praying for healing from the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Located... »

Watery Wonders, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals | Edited by MaudeSwift and Rachel

Two rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios engage in a most unusual and dangerous Easter tradition that has been taking place quite possibly since the Ottoman era. The churches, which sit on... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Rachel, Dylan and others