The practice originated in humanist circles in the 1850s as free thinkers sought a secular alternative to religious rites of passage like confirmation. The tradition is a coming-of-age ritual for ...

Government officials in Lanao del Sur province welcomed the enactment of Republic Act 12160, officially known as the ...

One played lights-out in the postseason, one led the team in rushing and scored three touchdowns in the national title game, ...

Authentic African lifestyle always anchored itself firmly on community foundation . Across the continent, life had always been lived not just as individuals, but as members of a collective unit, an ...

The Supreme Court is no stranger to religious freedom cases ... healing ceremonies, and rites of passage. “One example is the Sunrise Ceremony, a multi-day celebration marking an Apache girl ...

Piazza San Gaetano, the heart of the ancient agora. The Dioscuri, like ghosts, watch from afar what remains of their ...

Childhood has its rites of passage, and they are many ... depending on our individual experiences. Religious festivals are powerful moments that trigger massive demographic upheavals depending on the ...

Fall Saturdays were (and to some, still are) a religious rite of passage. So yeah, excuse them if they feel a little melancholy about their grandfather saying goodbye. They’ve watched the game ...

Think of religious fasting or self-denial as a practice ... of pain and self-denial are “normal” and often requisite rites of passage for the achievement of great goals. We would not think ...

Today's "Woodstock for Capitalists" began with just a dozen attendees in 1965. Sixty years later, the Omaha, Nebraska ...