Chinese Year of the Water Dragon Raises Hopes of a Better Year For All
Added 4 months ago
While celebrations are taking place all over the world today to herald in the Chinese New Year, this year’s festivities are being conducted with particular enthusiasm as 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon, considered by many to be the most auspicious sign in the Chinese zodiac.
Picture by Katsushika Hokusai, renouned Japanese artist 1760 – 1849
The Practice of Headhunting
Added about 1 year ago
Head hunting has been practiced by numerous people throughout the world from ancient times all the way into the 21th century. The term describes the practice of cutting off and preserving the head or skull of a fallen enemy. But why do people take heads?
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