For many Indigenous worldviews, death is understood as a return to land, ancestry, and collective continuity. The body is not ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

These cultures focus on remembering and celebrating death rather than solely grieving. In Mexico, Día de los Muertos is a colourful and joyful celebration of life and death. Celebrated on November 1st ...

According to an entry in the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, a religious ritual is any repetitive and patterned behavior that is prescribed by or tied to a religious institution, belief or custom ...

This is the second piece in a two-part series about the psychology that drives our relationships with the dead. The first piece focused on how we view the minds of the dead. How do we relate to the ...

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

One of the critical functions of ritual is to strengthen and sustain people. This is especially true during times of stress. However, simple daily rituals such as a quiet walk before work or reading ...

The torch ritual has drawn mixed reactions, with some community leaders and politicians defending it as part of cultural heritage, while others—including members of the Tiriki community—have rejected ...