As I stood waiting for the sun to rise over the Great Rift Valley and the climax of Shadrack’s passage to manhood ... rituals or overt rites of initiation that would clearly mark Oliver ...

As you move through the retirement process, you can expect to go through most, if not all, of the following rites of passage. At some point, people realize that, yes, they can retire. Perhaps they ...

These rituals, which commemorate the passage from childhood to maturity, are an integral element of many South African ...

During these three interrelated rites of passage, a group or age-set of Maasai boys pass together from being children to being morans (warriors), then adults and then elders. Enkipaata is a ...

After the death of a loved one, some Hindus perform Shraddha. Offerings are made to family gods and goddesses to help the atman of the deceased to move on. Some Hindus believe the atman remains ...

The largest teachers union in Texas took action on what it calls "Legislative Advocacy Day" on Monday to push for passage of ...

In addition to the marriage ceremony, a Sikh marriage involves several preliminary rituals during previous weeks. For example, at the bride's parents' home, people may gather for several evenings ...

Mara Silvers Montana Free Press During the first half of the 2025 Legislature, there weren’t many debates on bills to restrict abortion access — a notable departure from the past two sessions steered ...

Voting rights for freed Black people proved a big problem. Reconstruction Acts passed after the war called for Black suffrage in the Southern states, but many felt the approach unfair. The Acts ...