In this rite, a Mason can earn 29 more degrees, from the fourth ("Secret Master") to the 32nd ("Master of the Royal Secret"). There's also a 33rd degree, which is an honor bestowed by the rite's ...

THEY may not actually ride goats but they do have a funny handshake and occasionally wear their trouser legs rolled up. There are six million Freemasons around the world but little is known about t… ...

Freemason: Our handshake is not secret. The head of the Freemasons in England and Wales has said the handshake used by members during ceremonies is "not secret".

As a new Sky TV documentary aims to lift the lid on what it's liked to be the member of a Masonic lodge, we talk to one assistant grand master.

On DevonLive's recent visit to Barnstaple's Loyal Lodge Masonic Hall reporter Joe Bulmer sat down with Devon's top freemason Ian Kingsbury to talk secret handshakes and everyday life as a mason ...

Many of the symbols used in Masonic ritual reflect those origins, as do greetings used by Masons to identify each other. Centuries ago, traveling stonemasons used handshakes to indicate their ...

Funny handshakes and secret signs? ... Stephen Rogers, communications officer for the Freemasons in Shropshire, reckons there are about 1,200 masons in Shropshire, ...

Secret handshakes, rolled up trousers, ... As a new Sky TV documentary aims to lift the lid on what it's liked to be the member of a Masonic lodge, we talk to one assistant grand master .

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