Masonic rituals also feature aprons, worn "because of the supposed evolution of freemasonry from stonemasons", and symbols depicting masonry tools, such as the square, the compass, as well as the ...

Basically, in Russia the lodge was needed to accommodate local English merchants who were also masons and who demanded that the "center" allow them hold official masonic assemblies. It's believed ...

"At first I thought it was a bit odd, but then you start to understand what it's all about," says Anna, a senior Freemason from one of England's two women-only masonic societies. "It can be quite ...