Still, brides in the United Kingdom, seem to have discovered a tradition that is said to keep the rain clouds away so their ...

During a 10-day women’s running retreat in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, author and marathoner Sarah Gearhart learns that ...

Brides are following the United Kingdom wedding tradition of burying a raw sausage the night before their ceremony to ward off rain. Three brides reveal to PEOPLE whether or not the superstitious ...

As Jeyarani accuses filmmaker Shalini Vijayakumar of appropriating her short story, the controversy reignites questions about ...

A blood cave in Guatemala has found to be home to scattered remains of human sacrifices rituals. With hundreds of humans ...

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of more ...

From burning snowmen to guilt-free chocolate, there are many reasons to pay a visit.

Not all Cornish rituals are ancient. Swimming on Christmas Day at Bude and Coverack started as a bet, and is now very much an ...

Mexico City lawmakers recently voted to ban violent bullfighting in the country’s capital. Animal rights advocates celebrated ...

Catholic cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts including Elena ...

Archaeologists have uncovered fragmented skulls from a Guatemalan cave where people were sacrificed in a brutal Maya ritual ...