Thebes was once ancient Egypt's capital and the cultic center of its most prominent god: Amun. It also was home to one of the largest temple precincts in the ancient world: Karnak.

EU socialists are challenging Egypt’s recent move to seize land from one of Christianity’s oldest monasteries.

My roommate practically cackled when I stepped into the hallway of the freshman dorm wearing my team-issued racing briefs—the bikini-style competition bottoms also known as “buns.” I hadn ...

By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough. From ancient gods to modern ...

Another tradition states that a hot cross bun was always kept from the batch baked on Good Friday, and if anyone fell ill during the next year, a small piece of the bun would be broken off to feed the ...

Hot cross buns were small cakes, slightly spiced, sometimes of a round shape, and sometimes long and tapering at both ends, but always marked on the top with an indentation in the form of a cross.

Why are hot cross buns eaten during Easter? Hot cross buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, and have been for hundreds of years. As well as the cross on the bun being representative of Jesus's ...

England had broken away from the Catholic Church, and new Church of England officials worried that“holy” buns looked too much like Catholic superstition .

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.

Bourbon-plumped currants enhance the flavor of hot cross buns for Easter This recipe mostly sticks to tradition but amps up the flavor.