The ritual begins by family elders setting fire to a bundle of straw at the entrance to a house. Men in the family then take turns jumping over the fire before stepping inside.
Discussed at length by Robert Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Washington D.C., 1987, pp 264-311, vessels of this shouldered zun form seem to have evolved from ...
With Edward Berger’s papal election thriller “Conclave” hitting theaters in wide release, it’s a chance to consider all the films and TV shows of late that have delved into the ...
This October, voters have a choice: do you vote for the candidate you believe in? Or do you vote to keep a right-wing strongman out of power? Ideally, those goals ...