The Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small ...

Morocco has finally submitted its application to inscribe the art, tradition, and craftsmanship of the Moroccan caftan on ...

One of the world’s bestselling musicians chose a Persian word as his song's title. It feels like a miracle. I have a ...

A 13th-century B.C. tomb relief believed to depict the wife of Amenhotep, a physician who served under Ramses II, wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, is mirrored by a white jersey gown ...

The grand scale of Biete Medhane Alem, above, believed to be the largest monolithic church in the world, is remarkable; Biete ...

An ambulance came. Byron Brown, Tarzan’s nephew and then a young police officer on the Westerly force, got a call. When he reached the hospital, Russell was standing over the bed, arms crossed. Byron ...

Puthandu, the Tamil New Year, is joyously celebrated on April 14th, marking fresh beginnings for the Tamil community ...

According to local lore, a woman was walled alive into the citadel’s foundation when it was built in the 13th century ... Both took on tribal customs and dress and sought to lead insurgent ...

Part of a 13th century manuscript containing rare stories about Merlin and King Arthur has been discovered at Cambridge University Library. The remarkable text had been repurposed as binding for a ...

Though Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language, its largest group of loanwords comes from German — evidence of the European way of life that began arriving here as early as the 13th century, writes Jüri ...

From historic mansions, ski resorts and flower farms to barns, museums and even caves, Colorado boasts almost any wedding ...

Nearly naked gowns, glow-in-the-dark bodices, metal armor and more.