Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, ...
The Incas were known to engage in a sacrificial ritual involving children to appease their gods. Archaeologists have found ...
The “Season of the Witch” reflects a cultural reclamation of intuition and feminine power. Explore the real history of witch hunts, the violence inflicted on women, and why modern women are embracing ...
Ryanair is set to directly connect Zadar Airport with Kaunas in Lithuania between June and September this year.
Louise McEwan Valentine’s Day did not begin with romance, flowers or sentimental gestures. Its roots lie in a pagan fertility festival marked by animal sacrifice, ritual violence and beliefs that ...
Religious traditions across cultures have often treated menstruation and childbirth as sources of ritual impurity. In Chinese Buddhism, the “Blood Bowl Scripture” condemned women to “Blood Pond Hell.” ...
The pews of the Church of the Annunziata in Mercogliano, a town just outside of Naples, were filled with guests wearing ...
Valentine's Day is this week, but there are other holidays to celebrate love, friendship, or yourself. Learn about Galentine's Day and Single Awareness Day.
The witch’s new year is upon us! Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival that marks the end of the Celtic year, occurs from October 31 to the November 1. Also known as the birth of Halloween, it’s a time ...
Berhampur: Chanting of shlokas pierced the high walls of Berhampur Circle Jail here on Monday when female prisoners performed the rituals of Sabitri Brata.Twelve out of 55 women prisoners, including ...
VAN HORN, TEXAS: The headline-making 11-minute Blue Origin space mission featuring six prominent women has not just generated viral moments, but also bizarre conspiracy theories. At the center of the ...
The Kwara State Council of Ulama has urged Nigerians to avoid profiling any community over the crimes of a few, following the gruesome murder of a student, Hafsoh Lawal, allegedly killed for ritual ...