Allen’s lawyers had sought to argue before the trial that the girls were killed in a ritual sacrifice by members of a white ...

Heilung’s performance lived up to its ritual billing: a collection of tribal songs and dances, each hypnotising the assembled ...

Bausch’s (1975) The Rite of Spring is danced by a newly assembled company of dancers from African countries. In this ...

Black candles burn on top of an altar decorated with chalices and knives. The members of the Temple of Satan are about to ...

In a modern era often disconnected from heritage and tradition, the quaint villages of West Yorkshire’s Colne Valley are doubling down on their offbeat local festivals.

Christians in many countries around the world are celebrating All Saints’ Day, a somber and spiritual day in the church’s ...

As Christianity spread, many pagan rituals were adapted to the new faith to be more attractive to converts. The period of reflecting on the dead continues though Nov. 2, which is All Souls’ Day.

From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – traditions. With its goblins, goosebumps and rituals – from bobbing ...

Celebrated usually from 31 October to 1 November, the religious rituals of Samhain (pronounced "sow-win", meaning summer's end), focused on fire, as winter approached. Anthropologist and pagan Lyn ...

Early risers in Columbia can look forward to an extra hour of sleep Sunday as daylight saving time comes to an end. At 2 a.m. residents will “fall back,” ending the seasonal clock change and ...