The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...

Young initiates of Abang'ayo sub tribe of Wanga community sing and dance at Matungu cultural area in Kakamega county during celebrations to mark Jamhuri day on December 12, 2020. [Photo by Benjamin ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says 11 young men have died so far this year in botched circumcision rituals that have killed hundreds in past years. The government said in a ...

For anyone interested in becoming Catholic, wishing to complete the sacraments or wanting to learn more about what the church teaches, the answer for decades was "join RCIA." The Rite of Christian ...

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has received "countless emails and calls" about an "initiation rite" at a West Bank store, JPSO's spokeman said today. However Sheriff Newell Normand said his ...

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which people wishing to either become Catholics or return to the Catholic Church are instructed in the tenets of the faith. The initial stage ...