Weird
Amazing snow church in Germany
The church at Mitterfirmiansreut, nearly the Czech borderline, makes up more than...
Religion does not always correlate with ethics
The Sedlec Ossuary
The Sedlec Ossuary (Czech: kostnice Sedlec) is a small Roman Catholic chapel, located...
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Evil
Torture chamber in Peter and Paul Fortress
The fortress was established by Peter the Great on May 16. 1703. on small Hare Island...
Paris’s Hell’s Café from 19th-century
Le Café de L’Enfer was a Hell-themed café in Paris’ red light district...
Scary cartoons arts by Todd Schorr
Todd Schorr is an American artist and one of the most prominent members of the “Lowbrow”...
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Rituals
Exorcist cures the ‘possessed’ of Colombia in bizarre ritual ceremony
With willing participants covered in dirt and surrounded by fire, it is not exactly a conventional religious or spiritual ceremony. But the bizarre scenes are part of a 20-year exorcism tradition led by the mysterious ‘Brother Hermes’, who claims the ritual rids people of evil spirits. The Colombian exorcisms see people dressed entirely... [Read more of this review]
Cup from the skull – the glamor of the Stone Age
A kapala (Sanskrit for “skull”) or skullcup is a cup made from a human skull used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Hindu Tantra and Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Especially in Tibet, they were often carved or elaborately mounted with precious metals and jewels. A skull cup is a drinking vessel made from an inverted human calvaria that... [Read more of this review]
Riding horses through the fire
Every year in San Bartolome de Pinares, west of Madrid, during the celebration of the patron saint of animals of St. Anthony Abeda, professional Spanish riders jump through flaming fires, defying death itself. Before the sparks horse blessed the priest and the ritual has been going on for 500 years. St. Anthony Abed Egyptian origin was recognized... [Read more of this review]
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