What is the Maha Kumbh Mela and why does it attract millions of Hindus? - Officials had been preparing for months for the ...
“Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently wrote. “Before the pen of ...
The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a symbol of faith, history, and personal growth. It began in the 9th ...
In 1623, former Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow rushed west from Plymouth to visit Ousamequin, the Pilgrims’ Pokanoket ...
Four hundred million people are gathering at the holy rivers of India to celebrate faith through prayer, ritual, charity—and ...
This pilgrim souvenir depicts the head of John ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members of the public.
At least seven people were killed and dozens suffered injuries in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions ...
“Jesus is the door that the merciful Father has opened in the midst of the world, in the midst of history, so that we can all return to him,” he added. Pilgrims cross the Holy Door of St ...
Towering over the quaint Provincetown skyline, the Pilgrim Monument – modeled after the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy – is a must-see for history-loving travelers. The 252-foot-high tower ...