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The celebration of Yule in Northern Europe harks back to a transition from ancient Pagan Germanic culture to the more formal spirituality of the newer Christian rite. Christmas, as we mostly now call ...

Archaeologists excavating some 4,000-year-old ruins in Peru found a circular altar used for ceremonial burns, officials said and photos show. Photo from Peru’s Ministry of Culture At the base of an ...

The altar and the surrounding area were intentionally buried between A.D. 550 and 645, around the time of Teotihuacan's decline, and made to look like a natural hill. That could hint at the nature of ...

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A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

Maya and Teotihuacan cultures mixed in the past. That's news from the findings of a specific altar. All right, big archaeological news dropped this week. An ancient altar was found in Tikal, Guatemala ...

Irene Marie Yule, 92, of Alpena passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Turning Brook. Irene Marie Kapala was born Sept. 9, 1932, in Rogers City to the late John and Lucy (Zielinski) Kapala. On Aug.

Yule, also known as Winter Solstice, is a traditional festival celebrated by many cultures, particularly those with Pagan or Germanic roots. It marks the longest night and shortest day of the year, ...

So you don't have a fireplace, but you want to feel cozy in your living room this Christmas? Well, since the 1960s, various TV channels have broadcast a never-ending Yule Log to simulate that warm ...