Japan’s ancient and sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, a UNESCO World Heritage route with 1,200 years of history.

In countries all across Latin America and in the Caribbean, folks rush eat 12 green grapes, one for each month of the year, at the stroke of midnight for good luck. If you can finish all 12 grapes ...

These unique New Year's Eve superstitions and traditions from around the world just may bring you love, good luck, health and ...

Churches closing their doors, mosques with dwindling Friday crowds, and temples turned into museums. Across the globe, ...

With a goshuincho in hand, I traced a quiet path from Tokyo and Kamakura to Kyoto, Nara, and Koyasan, collecting stamps and insight.

A memo from the Kansas City city manager to councilmembers directed that City Hall not include any "religious symbols" in its holiday décor to ensure it "remains a welcoming space for everyone." ...

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At the height of the holiday season, colorful lights and vibrant displays are seen around the country, including on government property. But when decorations contain religious symbols – a nativity ...

Learning doesn’t always mean flipping through heavy textbooks or sitting in a long lecture. Sometimes, it just takes ...

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Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar ...

As societies across the world retreat into hardened identities, tolerance is giving way to religious patriotism. From the West to South Asia, faith is being tied to geography — squeezing minorities ...