November 2012
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Is there a danger of glorifying WWI during the... →
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Museums in the UK (and no doubt the world) are already deep in preparations for the upcoming centenary commemorations of the outbreak of World War One. The Museums Journal asked a range of professionals whether the events ran the risk of glorifying war?
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Bolivia returns stolen mummy to Peru →
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Bolivia has returned a 700-year-old mummy to Peru, from where it was stolen by antiquities traffickers.
The mummy of a child of about two years of age is only 30cm (12in) tall and sits wrapped in blankets.
Bolivian police seized it two years ago from a woman who was going to ship it to…
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Facebook & Twitter users to observe 2-minute... →
For the first time, a British charity is using the American social media tool simultaneously across two major social media channels.
The Royal British Legion is asking people to log on to www.britishlegion.org.uk this week and click on the link to the Remembrance Sunday Two Minute Silence Thunderclap page.
They can show their support by clicking to authorise their Twitter and Facebook accounts...
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Egyptian princess tomb discovered near Cairo →
archaeologicalnews:
Egypt’s antiquities minister announced on Friday the discovery of a princess’s tomb dating from the fifth dynasty (around 2500 BC) in the Abu Sir region south of Cairo.
“We have discovered the antechamber to Princess Shert Nebti’s tomb which contains four limestone…
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Halloween 2012: Top Costumes, History, Myths, More →
In the U.S. Northeast, Halloween 2012 may go down as the holiday that fell to “Frankenstorm,” as the monstrous Hurricane Sandy’s been dubbed.
But while wind and water may leave millions of trick-or-treaters high and dry, Sandy won’t likely affect Halloween sales—most people have already bought their holiday goods, the U.S. National Retail Federation’s Kathy...
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Halloween traditions: Pumpkins heads and walks... →
For many of us today Halloween is a commercial tradition made popular in America, where pumpkin-head lanterns in front of doors lure children to come and Trick-or-Treat while dressed as skeletons, witches, or ghosts – and sometimes even Dracula.
But Dracula was a creation of Victorian gothic literature. What relevance could that vampire have to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samain or...
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Vampires: there will always be blood →
Vampires have never been so ubiquitous. This is thanks partly to the continuing popularity of television shows such as Dark Shadows (the cult Sixties supernatural soap opera, recently filmed by Tim Burton) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but also bestselling novels such as Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga.
These days, bloodsuckers are even considered...
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Saints and Soul-Caking →
The traditional celebration of Hallowe’en with its turnip-lanterns, mulled ale and noisy, cheerful, slightly risky games involving ‘playing with fire’ seems a curious way to start the short yet solemn Church feast of Hallowtide, which consists of the eve and feast of All Saints followed by All Souls’ Day (October 31st to November 2nd).
It should not surprise us, because...
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