Muslim weddings are known as the Nikah in Urdu. The ceremonies and rituals related to a Muslim wedding may differ according to the region, sects and customs of the people involved. But, down-the-line ...

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

In a world that’s fast moving toward digital rituals and virtual connections, there’s a flame that continues to burn with ancient wisdom — a fire that transcends time, belief, and materialism. It’s ...

(The Conversation) — Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public. (The Conversation) — White sage, which ...

Halloween might seem like it's all about candy and spooky costumes, but its origins go much deeper than that. Long before trick-or-treating became a neighborhood tradition, ancient people celebrated ...

(RNS) — Religious rituals are sensory encounters. The smell of candles, incense, the taste of wine at Communion or prasad, the blessed food at Hindu worship practices: Each is aimed at involving the ...

Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the divine. Thousands of sacred forests ...

On the day I sat in on Professor Robert Weiner’s REL 1.13, “Sacred Movement” class, he lectured about his research on Chaco Canyon — a complex center of Indigenous pre-colonial ruins located in ...

Reading 'Sacred' makes you want to sit with yourself under a tree, brew something nourishing, and reconnect with what has always quietly held us Sacred by Vasudha Rai revives ancient rituals and ...