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Pagan & Shinto News: Stunningly preserved bronze statues of gods found in Italy

Pagan & Shinto News: Stunningly preserved bronze statues of gods found in Italy

Last updated on: November 13, 2022 at 12:24 pm by Megan Manson

Pagan & Shinto News: Stunningly preserved bronze statues of gods found in Italy 2022-11-13T12:24:10+00:00 Megan Manson

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US: Japanese Shichi-go-san rite-of-passage services see increase in demand
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Oahu organizations offering services for Shichi-go-san, the annual Japanese rite-of-passage celebration, are noticing an increase in demand as COVID-19 concerns decline…

Shichi-go-san: Take the picture, skip the ceremony
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It feels like yesterday that she was only 3 years old, wrapped in colorful cloth and dolled up for her Shichi-Go-San ceremony at our local shrine…

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Other News

Stunningly preserved bronze statues of gods found in Italy
BBC
Depicting Hygieia, Apollo and other Greco-Roman gods, the figures are said to be around 2,300 years old…

Ancient Greek figures of Demeter unearthed at Crete
Greek Reporter
Hundreds of ancient Greek artifacts, including clay figurines of female figures dedicated to the Greek goddess Demeter, were discovered at the ancient Phalasarna Acropolis in Crete., the Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Friday…

Protective childbirth tattoos found on ancient Egyptian mummies
Live Science
Some ancient Egyptian mothers got tattoos that were likely meant to protect them during childbirth and during the postpartum period, an analysis of their mummies reveals…

Enchanted ancient Egyptian amulet seal found in Türkiye’s Amasra
Daily Sabah
An enchanted amulet stamp seal, thought to belong to the ancient Egyptians, has been discovered during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Amastris in the Amasra district of northern Türkiye’s Bartın…

UK: Stonehenge tunnel – National Trust reject motion to rethink support
Salisbury Journal
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The twenty most famous movies based on Greek mythology
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‘Witch hunts’ past and present

Hundreds accused after woman is burned alive ‘for being a witch’ in Indian village
The Independent*
A search is underway to identify attackers that burnt an oppressed caste woman alive on suspicion of ‘witchcraft’ in India’s eastern state of Bihar…

India: Odisha man beheaded by nephew over ‘witchcraft’ suspicion
Hindustan Times
A 60-year-old man in tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district was allegedly beheaded by his nephew over suspicions that he ‘practised witchcraft’, police said…

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