Tag: Rituals
This Passover, as in the past, will be a time to...
Samuel L. Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder
Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will,...
The many stories of Diwali share a common theme of triumph...
Natasha Mikles, Texas State University
As many Indian Americans celebrate the election of the first Black and South Asian woman, Kamala Harris, to the White...
What Islamic hygienic practices can teach when coronavirus is spreading
Rose S. Aslan, California Lutheran University
As outbreaks of the coronavirus spread throughout the world, people are reminded over and again to limit physical contact,...
Ancient Greeks purged city-states of disease as they would a human...
Meghan Henning, University of Dayton and Candida Moss, University of Birmingham
With the spread of the coronavirus, the world is becoming pointedly aware of the...
How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback
Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana
The Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North America, with communities from Quebec to Montana, are...
Why we knock on wood
Rosemary V. Hathaway, West Virginia University
Ever said something like, “I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket” – and then quickly, for luck, rapped your knuckles...
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...