Armenia’s fascinating capital enchants with insightful museums, joy-evoking cuisine and beguiling views of mesmerising Mount ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Most Christians in Ethiopia are members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox ... At times, the interior of churches also featured elaborate painted ...

The major goal of psychoarchaeoacoustics is to understand the psychology behind motivations and emotions of past communities when selecting certain acoustic environments to set activities involving ...

An artisan works on an alabaster artwork at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt, on Jan. 10, 2025. Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt's Luxor, skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster ...

"This is not just a profession but an art form. With precision ... Though alabaster carving once faced decline, it now enjoys a resurgence fueled by younger generations' interest.

Matthew Orthodox Church in Green Bay. Officials say the tradition combines history, art and religion. "Everything has a meaning, and sometimes, icons are called windows into heaven. So they all ...

Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770-476BC), when the tradition of signing documents with personalised engraved stone seals dipped in vermilion cinnabar paste began.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Archbishop Anastasios Yanoulatos, head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, leads the Easter ...

Rabbi Ari Berman delivering the benediction at Trump's 2025 Inauguration President Donald Trump once again turned to the Orthodox community to give a benediction on behalf of American Jewry at his ...

DERRY — Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts will bring Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” to life on stage at the Derry Opera House this weekend.

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