A remote island tribe who believe Prince Philip is their god have devised a day of rituals to mark his death. The tribesmen and women on the South Pacific island of Tanna in Vanuatu will mourn by dancing, speeches and the ceremonial drinking of the native plant kava, according to an expert on the culture. The group – … Read more
How picking all the chocolate off your Jaffa Cakes before eating the rest can help ease pandemic isolation: Adopting unique rituals to make everyday tasks more meaningful can make you feel less LONELY Past studies have shown that lonely people often feel their lives lack meaning Meaning can be forged by rituals — even those based … Read more
The West Virginia woman who fatally shot her three kids and two step-kids before burning them all down in their family home was into witchcraft, posting rituals and jars of dead butterflies to her social media. Oreanna Myers, 25, shot and killed herself after burning down the home in Greenbier County with the children’s bodies … Read more
The West Virginia woman who fatally shot her three kids and two step-kids before burning them all down in their family home was into witchcraft, posting rituals and jars of dead butterflies to her social media. Oreanna Myers, 25, shot and killed herself after burning down the home in Greenbier County with the children’s bodies … Read more
A few days before Christmas when I was 16, I had some earth-shattering news. I was studying A-level RE and it was the last lesson of Biblical Scripture before school broke up for the holidays. The teacher, Sister Mary Stephen, had decided it would be apposite to reflect on the Christmas story in the Bible … Read more
A few days before Christmas when I was 16, I had some earth-shattering news. I was studying A-level RE and it was the last lesson of Biblical Scripture before school broke up for the holidays. The teacher, Sister Mary Stephen, had decided it would be apposite to reflect on the Christmas story in the Bible … Read more
Wedded to a routine: Couples base their decision to marry on ‘rituals’ like Sunday dinner with the parents or Friday date nights — not spontaneous romantic acts, study finds By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:33 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 12:33 BST, 16 October 2020 Little rituals like weekly date nights or having … Read more
Inca offering containing a gold bracelet and llama figurine discovered in Bolivian lake was used more than 500 years ago in human sacrifice rituals Archaeologists found an Inca offering box at the bottom of a lake in Bolivia The structure was carved and polished from stone with a circular cap The team found a small … Read more
As the focus shifted from animal art to human shapes 8,000 years ago there was an ‘artistic revolution’ driven by a rise in elaborate funeral rituals, study finds. Archaeologists working in Jordan discovered a series of flint artefacts that look like stone tools – but they were never used and could have been funeral figurines. … Read more