I like this article as one of the clearest introductions to a complex subject I know. Ethnicity, Nationality, Race, Identity, Culture & Heritage (E.N.R.I.C.H.) by Christian E., at Daily Jaunter, March 26, 2012. Here’s a taste: Heritage can overlap on the ethnicity and nationality a bit at times, but it generally refers to the ancestors of a person, and what they...
Yesterday I wrote a bit about Doggerland, and that led to mentioning Hyperborean Apollo, and that led to a bit more research because Apollo is one of my enduring interests. I have a bit about Hyperborean Apollo at Greco-Roman Lore. primarily taken from Robert Graves, Greek Myths § 161.4. I think it might be worth quoting Diodorus Siculus’ passage about Hyperborea. “Now for our part...
The Up Helly Aa Song (with lyrics)
And, just in case you don’t know what I’m talking about: What the Helly Aa? (Your guide to Shetland’s Up Helly Aa fire festivals).
White Americans love to say they’re part Cherokee. Experts say identifying as Cherokee gives people a feeling of being native to America, but that doesn’t explain how they get the idea. There are a lot of theories here, as you might expect. RF Tree Genealogy suggests many of these people have Melungeon ancestry. The Melungeons were mixed race communities in the area around Cumberland...
“Today, a man’s pride in his Scottish heritage is often asserted by wearing a kilt made of his clan tartan—a fabric woven with the specific plaid pattern that is claimed by his family. You might assume with kilts being such an important piece of Scottish tradition that the clan tartans are several millennia old, or at least go back to the Medieval Period. But you would be wrong.“ Lisa...