Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practiced for as long as we can remember. These ...

Roughly 27,500 years ago, a 15-year-old boy was brutally mauled by a bear in Arene Candide in what is now Liguria, Italy. The ...

Mason Currey’s interest in rituals grew out of his inability to write without distraction. Currey, a Los Angeles-based writer, became fascinated with the working habits of famous writers, whose days ...

Having a regular routine is, well, routine — right? We all have rituals we go through each morning, afternoon and night: Things we do out of habit or because they're the best way to do them. Guess ...

Are there things that you do in certain settings, at particular times, that evoke a feeling and remind you of what is important? When I step up to bat in softball, I tap the bat twice just past the ...

Growing up in Greece, Dimitris Xygalatas remembers adults at school putting him through regular practices that didn't serve an obvious purpose. DIMITRIS XYGALATAS: We'd have morning prayer. Twice a ...

Even during Covid-19, rituals are crucial, helping us meet important physical, social and psychological needs. Covid-19 has disrupted many aspects of daily life, including rituals both sacred and ...

These are canonical examples of rituals — actions performed in a prescribed way, often with the intention of bringing about some desired end: a statue transported across sand, a winning game, a ...

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