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Putin Showcases His Ambitions in a Chinese City Built by Czarist Russia
The Wall Street Journal· 3 weeks agoRUSSIA NEWS HONG KONG—Russian leader Vladimir Putin embraced symbols of his country’s imperial past...
Claiming Christmas is Ukrainians’ latest salvo at Russia
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMAKARIV, Ukraine — Russia took nearly everything from Tetyana Kuvtun. So she’s retaliated in the...
Learn the history of 10 symbols of Easter
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEaster, the single-most important day in the Christian faith, is rich with symbolism. Embraced for centuries, the symbols also include adaptations of...
When is Palm Sunday? When is Easter? A guide to this year's holiday
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile everybody certainly knows that Christmas always falls on Dec. 25, Easter Sunday and its...
The fate of a church outside Kyiv shows how Putin’s invasion has fundamentally changed Ukraine
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoKim Sengupta returns to the Church of St Michael’s which he visited near the start of the war. It...
The crucifixion became one of the most illustrated events in history. Here's why.
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most illustrated events in human history. For centuries,...
St Patrick’s Day: What does the shamrock on Prince William’s hat mean?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated St Patrick’s Day with the Irish Guards on Friday (17...
When is Easter 2023? How the holiday's date each year is determined and why some celebrate.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor many Christians, Easter is an important holiday within their faith. The holiday celebrates the...
Where does the Easter bunny come from? The history of the Easter Sunday mascot
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWe've got Saint Nicholas to thank for Christmas's Santa Claus, Venus for Valentine's Day's Cupid and...
St. Nicholas celebrates Christmas with Yule blessing
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 7—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The Yule Log was blessed and set aflame Friday night amid a gathering of about 100 people celebrating a Christmas vigil at St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Westmont ...