Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has officially unveiled the state’s anthem and symbols in a bid to promote the region’s culture, identity, and heritage.During the grand finale of the ceremony, which ...

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Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, collected them.

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

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But in fact the opposite is true: The more she becomes a generic symbol of all historical tragedy, the less we remember who she was and what happened to her. Broadening the meaning of Anne’s ...

The term ''yoga,'' which is derived from the Sanskrit for ''union,'' actually encompasses an entire discipline that includes movement, meditation and lifestyle. Hatha, meaning ''force ...

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Visit the homepage for more information. One would be hard pressed to find a better example of a highly evocative national symbol than the Virgin of Guadalupe of Mexico. Like her famous Polish ...

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...