Roughly 27,500 years ago, a 15-year-old boy was brutally mauled by a bear in Arene Candide in what is now Liguria, Italy. The ...

Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practiced for as long as we can remember. These ...

Inside the centuries-old customs of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, and the beliefs that have kept them unchanged for ...

Even during Covid-19, rituals are crucial, helping us meet important physical, social and psychological needs. Covid-19 has disrupted many aspects of daily life, including rituals both sacred and ...

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Rituals come in many different forms and are practised in cultures the world over, but why have they become such an important part of our lives? When the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski visited ...

These are canonical examples of rituals — actions performed in a prescribed way, often with the intention of bringing about some desired end: a statue transported across sand, a winning game, a ...

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Bedtime rituals are the quiet anchors of deep sleep, gentle cues that help the body and mind let go of the day. They serve as nighttime guides, resetting the system, calming the mind, and priming the ...

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