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On one hand, the whole world is immersed in New Year celebrations and welcoming 2024. There is silence in a village in UP. There is no custom of celebrating the New Year in this village. This village is ward number one, Bhairopur of Cantt area in Gorakhpur. According to media reports, for the last four […]

Deeply rooted in Shinto religious history, Okinoshima takes old taboos seriously, particularly the contentious one prohibiting women from entering the area. Before visiting the island, men must undertake a purification ceremony and strip off before setting foot on it. They are forbidden from leaving the island with any mementos, not even a blade of grass, […]