“The apple, a fruit of autumn and consequently readily available during the holiday, serves as a symbol of the season.” Honey, for the writer, gives us a boost in the hope of a sweet year to com ...

But many of the symbols and terms are catching on broadly for the first time; the onslaught has fundamentally altered our aesthetics and our language around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

During the Napoleonic Wars, John Bull became the national symbol of freedom, of loyalty to king and country, and of resistance to French aggression. He was the ordinary man in the street, who would ...

The researchers’ findings also shed some light on the symbols’ enigmatic purpose. Located 50 kilometers (31 miles) inland from Peru’s south coast, the huge symbols were found in the desert ...