Blog

The Nara to Norwich team, our contributors and other guest scholars will be posting regularly about our latest activities, research activities, new books and more. Watch this space to view our behind the scenes content.

Christmas at Archaeological Sites

Before the arrival of Christianity, with its assimilation of previous beliefs and festivals, the period we now call Christmas, around the mid-winter solstice, was also an important annual event for people of many cultures and times. We can see from archaeology how deep this marking of the close of one year and beginning of the next goes back into the past.

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A visit to Asuka

Nestling in the foothills at the southern end of the Nara basin in Japan is the village of Asuka. This region, full of ancient tombs and temples, is the focus of the Japan chapter of our Nara to Norwich story.

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Welcome

Welcome to our inaugural blog, posted at the launch of our online exhibition, ‘Nara to Norwich: Arts and Beliefs at the Ends of the Silk Roads.’

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Tag Cloud

About (2) Alice Casalini (1) Andy Hutcheson (2) Bede (2) Birka (2) Bogazici University (1) Britain (2) Buddha (1) Buddhism (4) Christianity (4) Dunhuang (1) England (1) Exhibition (3) Gandhara (1) Istanbul (1) Japan (2) Korea (1) Lunar New Year (1) Pilgrimage (1) Related projects (4) Seasonal (1) Simon Kaner (1) Susan Whitfield (3) Three Hares (1) Travelling Workshop (2)