The ancient world was shaped not only by empires and monuments but by the strange and symbolic rituals that people believed kept their worlds in balance. Across continents, civilisations practised ...

Sacred Rites of Passage offers a space to honor and embody life’s transitions, empowering women to embrace change with grace, ...

An Apache girl comes of age in a traditional ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat before copper mining threatens to ...

Ancient Greek sacred observers were delegates who were sent to religious festivals and athletic games to observe and represent their city. Top down aerial of the stadium in Olympia, Greece. Credit: ...

On February 11, 2023, in the quiet village of Umiru in Siaya County, a chapter in Luo tradition quietly closed. As the late Prof George Magoha, a towering academic and elder of rare stature, was laid ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted special rituals at the Gorakhnath temple on Vijayadashami, engaging in elaborate prayers and offering homage to his guru and saints. Traditional ...

In Gorakhpur's Bansgaon, the 'Shrinet Kshatriya' clan performs an age-old ritual, offering their blood to Goddess Durga, replacing the historic practice of animal sacrifice. The community believes ...

When a teenage boy entered the sacred forests of Kapseret in Uasin Gishu County in November 2023 for the cultural circumcision rites, he believed he was following in the footsteps of generations ...

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for the coronation ceremony of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Ladoja’s journey to the throne followed days ...