For people who grew up in communities with strong cultural or religious identities—Jewish, Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Filipino, Indigenous—ritual and meaning often come naturally. For others, the loss of ...

Better late than never? Skeletons, ghosts, and monsters of all kinds took to the streets of many cities in Spain at nightfall to celebrate Halloween. The next morning, an older ...

The Days of the Dead are happening this weekend and you will probably observe ancient rituals in some way. But do you really know what they are and where they come from? Everyone knows the secular ...

Yadav’s comments on the Maha Kumbh Mela earlier this year continue to draw criticism. In February, while speaking about a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station that left 18 dead and several ...