Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is a vibrant celebration held the day before Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent in the Christian calendar. This tradition is steeped in history and ...

University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

From grilled Chioggia radicchio to a risotto with Taleggio, here’s how to put those beautiful Italian leafy vegetables to use ...

How a group of Florentine businessmen became the founders of an order that would span continents and centuries.

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You won’t find many secret admirers on Valentine’s Day in South Africa, which is actually celebrated on Feb. 15 in honor of the Roman festival Lupercalia. That’s because some women will ...

The Chrysler Museum of Art invited inmates in local jails to submit works that personalize their stories, illustrate life ...

Planning a trip to Italy this year? You’re likely going to have to consider your plans a bit more than in previous years, as this one’s special: it’s the Jubilee Year, a Roman Catholic religious event ...

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

Red means love, passion and all things fiery, naturally.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday ...