from betrothal to rites of consummation. He showcases the meanings behind rituals of kinship formation and sexual relations and explores how the practice of Byzantine Christianity crossed fluid ...

The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on religious responsibility. Girls are sometimes honoured in the same way, but it ...

This is usually the time adolescence is kicking in. Going through the rite of passage within the Christian context is important, especially for parents who subscribe to the faith. The traditional ...

The final rites of passage for the wife of former Governor ... Ladoja. A foremost Christian woman leader and Woman President of the Aladura Movement, Olori Ladoja died middle of October during ...

This is usually the time adolescence is kicking in. Going through the rite of passage within the Christian context is important, especially for parents who subscribe to the faith. The traditional ...

Pope Francis approved a new edition of the 'Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis', the official text governing the rite of a pope's funeral, introducing several modifications to simplify the rituals.

Christianity came first to the continent of Africa in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. Oral tradition says the first Muslims appeared while the prophet Mohammed was still alive (he died in 632 ...