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I know it’s a cliche, but change is the only constant in life. This truism becomes even more evident during eclipse season, a twice-yearly celestial event spanning four weeks every six months. Coming from the Greek word ekleipsis, or “abandonment,” these ominous occurrences always come in pairs — solar eclipse…
The Munakata region lies northeast of the city of Fukuoka and faces the rough Genkai Sea. Sixty kilometers off the coast of Kyushu is Okinoshima, a sacred island between the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula. It is not quite a kilometer in physical size, but it is huge in its non-physical dimension as it showcases the evolution of Shinto rituals.
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Pope francis has used his new year message to denounce violence against women. speaking during a mass at st peter's basilica in vatican city, he said that to hurt a woman was to insult god. he also called for more work to be put into achieving world peace — saying that getting depressed or complaining is useless. nearby in rome, crowds gathered to watch the tradition ofjumping from the cavour bridge into the river tiber, 20 metres below. everyone who jumped survived unscathed. meanwhile in portugal, dozens took to swimming in the sea near lisbon. it's reportedly a tradition for bathers to ru...