For many of us, the dandelion is our first introduction to magic. Someone, maybe a parent or an older sibling, taught you to pick a dandelion from the grass, blow on its soft white bristles, and make ...

Rituals are an important part of who we are as humans. When people attend religious ceremonies, celebrate a birthday or cook Thanksgiving dinner, we are engaged in rituals. These gatherings are ...

For her M.A. thesis, Shannon Murphy '22 looked at the concepts of lamentation, hope, and ritual as ways to provide some “balm” to the pandemic and respond to the suffering and isolation that people in ...

"My mom never came to my school events," Nico shared quietly. "I remember being six, bathed by a stranger at boarding school. That’s one of my earliest memories." In some cultures, spiritual rituals ...

If you watch Last Week Tonight, you may not have noticed that every episode begins the exact same way…and I’m not talking about the theme song. As the audience applauds wildly and the camera swoops in ...

The summer solstice marks the first day of the summer season. In the northern hemisphere, the 2023 summer solstice begins on Wednesday, June 21. The summer solstice is also the longest day of the year ...

Karwa Chauth 2025 is a sacred festival observed with devotion by married women for the well-being of their husbands. The ...

The autumnal equinox on September 22, 2025, at 2:19 p.m. EDT marks the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing nearly equal day and night, cooler weather, and harvest traditions worldwide.

Discover the meaning of pozole, Mexico’s iconic dish traditionally served on September 15th and 16th for Independence Day ...