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- The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. The belief in the evil eye among humans...77 KB (9,828 words) - 02:49, 4 August 2024
- Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative...98 KB (11,986 words) - 17:17, 3 August 2024
- Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may...178 KB (17,559 words) - 01:44, 7 August 2024
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (/ˈkoʊlərɪdʒ/ KOH-lə-rij; 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who...74 KB (9,232 words) - 21:30, 22 July 2024
- Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively...91 KB (10,618 words) - 02:27, 2 August 2024
- Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social...130 KB (14,022 words) - 00:55, 2 August 2024
- A style of office or form of address, also called manner of address, is an official or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity...94 KB (12,097 words) - 05:01, 20 July 2024
- Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public...138 KB (15,290 words) - 03:57, 7 August 2024
- Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society...147 KB (14,392 words) - 18:51, 4 August 2024
- Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual...95 KB (11,015 words) - 17:14, 30 July 2024
- Funerary practices in different cultures A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with...111 KB (13,874 words) - 08:07, 6 August 2024
- An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically...28 KB (3,565 words) - 18:03, 28 June 2024
- Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects....78 KB (10,311 words) - 12:08, 2 August 2024
- A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated...121 KB (13,421 words) - 17:44, 8 August 2024
- Polygamy (called plural marriage by Latter-day Saints in the 19th century or the Principle by modern fundamentalist practitioners of polygamy) was practiced...75 KB (8,259 words) - 06:07, 4 August 2024
- 55°51′58″N 4°15′25″W / 55.866°N 4.257°W / 55.866; -4.257 The Archdiocese of Glasgow was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the Scottish...12 KB (1,166 words) - 16:08, 29 January 2023
- Flagellation (Latin flagellum, 'whip'), flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches...51 KB (5,760 words) - 02:04, 6 August 2024
- Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally...104 KB (12,432 words) - 14:22, 5 August 2024
- György Lukács (born György Bernát Löwinger; Hungarian: szegedi Lukács György Bernát; German: Georg Bernard Baron Lukács von Szegedin; 13 April 1885 – 4...76 KB (8,907 words) - 09:47, 20 July 2024
- Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sunday is a day of rest in most Western countries and a part of the weekend. In some Middle...34 KB (4,236 words) - 15:34, 21 July 2024