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Pagan & Shinto News: Archaeologists Re-erect Structures At Sanctuary Of Hecate In Turkey

Pagan & Shinto News: Archaeologists Re-erect Structures At Sanctuary Of Hecate In Turkey

Last updated on: September 13, 2020 at 8:22 pm by Megan Manson

Pagan & Shinto News: Archaeologists Re-erect Structures At Sanctuary Of Hecate In Turkey 2020-09-13T20:22:22+00:00 Megan Manson

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Archaeologists re-erect structures at Sanctuary of Hecate in southwest Turkey
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UK: Man pleads guilty to using ‘threatening’ language towards Wiccan woman

NWE Mail
Appearing in the dock, the defendant pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words towards the victim, a follower of Wicca.

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I highly respect my ancestors, both my Beloved Dead and my Mighty Dead. I don’t usually call their names and ask for their help, but I always try to know who my ancestors were, how they lived, what I can learn from them, and always respect their memory…

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New Japanese craft gin from Edo-period sake brewery contains the essence of “wa”
SoraNews24
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The tranquillity of Yasukuni Shrine repeats ‘old lie’ of conflict
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Hemp is revered as a sacred plant in Japan’s religions. Japan’s indigenous religion, Shinto, regards it as a symbol of purity and fertility and has been using it in ceremonies and rituals in various forms…

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Archaeologists re-erect structures at Sanctuary of Hecate in southwest Turkey
Daily Sabah
Holding worldwide significance as the largest temple built in honor of the Greek goddess, the site in Lagina will draw more visitors with its rejuvenated architecture…

2,400-year-old mask of ancient Greek god Dionysus found in Western Turkey
Greek Reporter
An extremely expressive terra-cotta mask, thought to represent the Greek god Dionysus, was recently unearthed during excavations of the ancient Greek city of Daskyleion in Western Turkey…

Archaeologists uncover coffins at ancient Egyptian burial site
Arab News
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered an ancient burial site hidden away near the Giza Pyramids for more than 2,500 years…

UK: Stonehenge Tunnel to undergo further ground investigations
New Civil Engineer
Highways England has announced that the next phase of ground investigation work for the proposed A303 Stonehenge upgrade will begin next week…

Sudan’s ancient pyramids are at risk of flooding
Metro
Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal pyramids of Meroe and Nuri, two of the country’s most important archaeological areas, an official said on Tuesday…

UK: ‘Ghost of Scots witch’ captured in terrifying photo at Clootie Well
Daily Record
A pair of ghost hunters claim to have captured the spooky image of a witch at one of Scotland’s most atmospheric sites…

US: Airbnb home with ‘devil worship’ decor made ‘family feel unsafe,’ renter says
Yahoo! Life
Frederick paid $1,150 for two nights at the two-bedroom home. But the family encountered “seemingly satanic items and stuff for witchcraft rituals” when they arrived…

Rio Tinto CEO resigns after destruction of 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site
CNN Business
Rio Tinto (RIO) CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques has resigned under pressure from investors over the company’s destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site in Australia to expand an iron ore mine…

Top 10 goddesses in fiction
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In ancient myth – and novels by authors from Neil Gaiman to Toni Morrison – these ambiguous figures are sometimes repressive, sometimes inspiring…

‘It’s Radox for the mind’: forest bathing in south Wales
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Deep in the woods of the Wye valley, a sensory adventure based on an ancient Japanese therapy provides balm for troubled times…

The mystical, magical, terrifying supernatural cats of Japan
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Japan’s magic catlore is wide and deep—ranging from the fanciful, magical shapeshifters (bakeneko) to the horrendous demonic corpse-eaters (kasha)…

Where to find the world’s most soul-stirring sunrises
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There is something special about witnessing the sunrise, in watching those first fingers of pale yellow light pull at the edges of a blanket of darkness…

Japan’s ancient vegetarian meal
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Worldwide ‘witch hunts’

UK: 300 years on, will thousands of women burned as ‘witches’ finally get justice?
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Lawyer seeks pardon for 2,500 Scots who were tortured and killed in ‘satanic panic’ begun by James VI…

Malawi: Traditional healers asked to work within the law
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In a drive to combat mob justice that results from ‘witchcraft’ accusations, police in Rumphi on Saturday engaged traditional healers at Mhuju in the district…

India: 75-year-old woman branded as ‘witch’, killed by neighbour in Jharkhand
She the Peope
A 75-year-old woman was branded as witch and killed by her neighbour in Salami village of Gumla, Jharkhand…

Zimbabwe: Three men on the run after allegedly killing relative over ‘witchcraft’
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