Paganism
Pilgrimages: a visit to the Temple of Diana
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In our new Pilgrimages series, TWH’s editor-in-chief, Manny Tejeda-Moreno, explores the famous Temple of Diana Nemorensis in Nemi, Italy.
Paganism
“Finding Manneoi” – the “Goddess of Democracy” surges on Hong Kong campus
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自由女神, zìyóu nǚshén, the “Goddess of Democracy,” was a symbol of the 1989 Tienanmen Square protests in China. The Chinese government has attempted to suppress the goddess’s image, but activists are keeping her in the public eye despite the risk of prison.
Brunk Auctions
“Her strength is haunting and unparalleled”: painting once thought to portray Marie Laveau sells for nearly $1 million
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The famous “Portrait of a Creole Woman in a Madras Tignon,” often erroneously claimed to portray the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, has sold at auction for $984,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Paganism
NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane season as La Niña sticks around
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The impacts of La Niña sticking around is likely to cause a continued increase in the number of hurricanes for the 2022 season according to forecasters.
Paganism
New research challenges belief about medieval feasts
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New research suggests that the stereotype of medieval kings feasting ostentatiously on meat and alcohol while peasants starved may be overblown.