Year of North Carolina'. In an effort to celebrate the state's character, lawmakers decided to celebrate all existing state symbols, instead of introducing new ones this year. State symbols must be ...

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Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by ...

Archaeologists discovered a Celtic necropolis from the second Iron Age filled with metal artifacts. The team located two swords still in their sheaths covered in ornate decorations. The swastika ...

Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to ...