We invite you to join us for an evening of storytelling, reflection and connection. These events are inspired by the diverse ...

Kumbh Sankranti, also called Aquarius Sankranti, is an important Hindu astrological event. Being observed on February 12, ...

Key rituals include observing silence, taking a holy dip, performing tarpan for ancestors, chanting mantras, and engaging in charitable acts to attract positivity and prosperity. Mauni Amavasya ...

they are believed to have significant connections to rituals involving geographical and cosmic relationships. A study led by Robert S. Weiner, that was published in Antiquity, describes how the ...

That’s the question behind German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig’s WINTER SOLSTICE, currently at the Berkeley Street Theatre in a Necessary Angel production in association with Canadian ...

Among those on site was 94-year-old veteran actress Lana Wong Ha-wai, known for her elaborate costumes when attending the annual ritual over the past decades. This year she was dressed as Bai ...

Additionally, performing rituals to honour ancestors on Mauni Amavasya is thought to bring happiness and blessings, as well as help alleviate Pitru Dosha, offering relief to those facing ancestral ...

For Chinese across the world, the Spring Festival is a time for family reunions, festive traditions, holiday shopping and diverse cultural and tourism activities. This year, it falls on Jan. 29 ...

Groundhog Day’s roots are in the Christian holiday Candlemas, the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Candlemas was traditionally aligned with the anticipation of ...

While many Malaysians might have the impression that all ethnic Chinese are the same, the truth is there are many subgroups with their own distinct language, customs and traditions shaped by their ...

Such astronomical precision suggests that the roads were not mere transportation routes but ceremonial corridors designed for rituals related to the sun’s cyclical renewal. Ground view of the Gasco ...