Although the oldest documented music used in this dance dates from the seventeenth century, the ritual probably derived from ancient purification and fertility rites using the symbol of the horse, ...

FOR CENTURIES, humans have turned to food for romance, passion, and desire. From ancient fertility rites to modern Valentine’s Day treats, certain ingredients have been revered as nature’s ...

presenting vivid imagery of the initiation rites for followers of Dionysus - the ancient Greek god of wine, fertility, theatre and religious ecstasy. The initiation rituals, known as the Mysteries ...