Jewish communities worldwide are spending a week in temporary huts, turning vulnerability, hospitality and gratitude into ...

DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for ...

Bengal’s centuries-old religious syncretism is being challenged by Hindutva politics, which seeks to make its festive culture exclusionary.

Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region - and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s. The Mayor of Novi Pazar, a ...

ADDIS ABABA – Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local ...

MANILA: Nearly 5 million people filled the streets of Cebu City with music and dance on Sunday, as they participated in Sinulog, the largest religious festival in the Philippines, commemorating the ...

A deepening divide has emerged within the Maharashtra government regarding the use of high-decibel DJ sound systems during religious festivals. While some ministers are advocating for a return to ...