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The tauroctony in the Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere.

The Ancient Roman Cult That Continues to Vex Scholars

The Mithraic Mysteries worshipped a pagan god from subterranean temples buried throughout the empire.

Kerry Wolfe November 13, 2017

Catacombs of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Catacombs of Washington, D.C.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Maror in three forms: a mixture of grated horseradish, beets, and sugar; endive lettuce; and horseradish root.

Maror

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.

Teampull na Trionaid.

Isle of North Uist, Scotland

Teampull na Trionaid

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

A parade of modern komusō reenactors,

The Bamboo Flutes of Japan's 'Monks of Emptiness'

The basket-masked komusō monks used music to meditate and created a distinctive art form.

Eric Grundhauser November 3, 2017

The Wayside Chapel.

Monroe, Washington

Wayside Chapel

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

The Satanic Temple in Salem.

Salem, Massachusetts

The Satanic Temple

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

The Lalish shrine.

Al-Shikhan, Iraq

Lalish Temple

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

The wire at 56th Street and 11th Avenue.

New York, New York

The Manhattan Eruv

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Air Crash.

Air Crash

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Al Bidya Mosque.

Al Bidya, United Arab Emirates

Al Bidya Mosque

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

The meditation caves.

Dochula, Bhutan

Dochula Pass Meditation Caves

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

Garden of Phallus.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Garden of Phallus (Wangchuk Chenmoi Dümra)

This garden is very fertile.

Excavation of the temple.

Found: The Foundations of an Ancient Temple of Ramses II

The remnants date back 3,200 years

Sarah Laskow October 17, 2017

A contractor attaches a new wire at 56th Street and 11th Avenue.

The Wire That Transforms Much of Manhattan Into One Big, Symbolic Home

The eruv, a nearly invisible holy boundary, must be intact every Friday.

Michael Inscoe October 16, 2017

The word Allah is mirrored in the pattern.

Found: Viking Clothes With 'Allah' Embroidered in Silk

The designs were overlooked by researchers in the 1940s.

Sarah Laskow October 13, 2017

Close up of phallic rock

Kharkhorin, Mongolia

Kharkhorin Rock

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Spotted: three Catholics and a bull trying to blow out the candle of the Reformation.

The Mystery Hiding in the Cracks of a 17th-Century Painting Has Been Revealed

A cardinal, a bull, a pope, and a monk walk into Yale Divinity School.

Vittoria Traverso October 6, 2017