Alex Pereira belongs to the Pataxo tribe, which is full of Indigenous people of Brazil, and his face paint and the headdress he supports during the traditional weigh-ins signify his connection to ...

A plethora of other head coverings including cauls (jewelled nets) with flowing veils, padded rolls, reticulated headdresses, and coronets could be worn by the elite. Various styles of headdress ...

Both royal figures wear feather headdresses. The king’s headgear features a headband with a jade diadem that was a symbol of royal authority. The king has swirls of red paint on his upper body ...

The circle and the stone share a dark and mysterious past, according to Irish mythology, for they have been identified as the site of pagan human sacrifice and the worship of the Sun God ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter ...

Their headpieces, as well as being technically accomplished, pay heed to spiritual traditions. ‘I discovered the ancient science of natural medicine through marma points - the specific points on the ...

And the feather headdresses are symbolic of one particularly important tradition, according to photographer Eric Lafforgue. 'The guys who wear feather headdresses have just been circumcised,' he ...