It is representative of the floor covering of the ground floor of King Solomon's temple, and is supposed to be emblematic of the fact that human life is checkered with good and evil.
No
Yes, there are African-American members of Masonic Lodges.
A list of Lodges in Zimbabwe can be found at the related link.
All over the place, but certainly in Masonic Lodges when they meet.
All over the place, but certainly in Masonic Lodges when they meet.
Some do; others own their own buildings. Sometimes a group of Lodges will get together to maintain a Masonic Hall run by a central board from which the Lodges can rent space.
The United Grand Lodge of England has over 8,000 Lodges, but not all of these are in England. Some are in Wales, and in various parts of Africa and Asia which do not have a local Grand Lodge.
There are 24 Masonic temples located in the London area. The Freemason's Hall is the London headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and is the central meeting location of London area Masonic lodges.
Masonic lodges, historical records of Masons, first-person accounts of modern Masons.
Unlikely. There are very very few Masonic Lodges in North America which admit women.
Frederick Armitage has written: 'The Royal Order Of Scotland' 'Short Masonic History' 'The Alchemists' 'The Masonic lodges of the world' -- subject- s -: Freemasons, History
One branch of Masonic Lodges, called Mark Lodges, produce tokens called pennies which may have masonic symbols on them, as well as the name of the Mark Lodge which issued it. Such pennies are of curiosity value only--they have no market value.