Interestingly enough, it is not just humans; even animals and birds perform complex ‘rituals’ prior to mating or fighting. Rites (of passage, for example) are ceremonies performed often for ...

Every May in Georgia, the streets swell with teenagers in white button-downs streaked with neon scribbles, illustrated ...

But rituals also exist in Western societies, such as those imposed on many young people entering the military or colleges in the US - which, if abusive, are known as "hazing" and have caused deaths.

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history's first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural mass ...

"When you're young, particularly between 12 and 25, your brain is growing and developing," Professor Hickie says. He says drinking alcohol as a teenager impacts the front part of the brain, which is ...

One of the most captivating remnants of the ancient world is the Boxers Fresco from the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on ...

Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a ...

For Brehan, a 37-year-old bride-to-be in Dallas with both Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, the decision to get her hair braided for her mels, or reception, wasn’t about vanity—it was about return. About ...

IMPHAL – In the misty hill districts of Manipur, far from the clamour of cities, looms hum quietly in village courtyards.