#cultural-rituals tag

The Savage Landscape by Cal Flyn review into the wild

Hydrothermal springs off California host dense pearl octopus nurseries, showing wilderness is never empty and is rich with life and meaning.

Design

fromArchDaily

2 weeks ago

Cemetery Ankaran / void arhitektura

The Ankaran Cemetery embodies memories and cultural rituals, serving as a transition space between nature and the horizon.

Writing

fromAnOther

3 weeks ago

Miles Greenberg: "It's Hard to Ignore the Body's Particular Poetry"

Ancestral connections influence physical expression and artistic creation, particularly through Vodun's rituals and beliefs.

Brooklyn

fromIntelligencer

3 weeks ago

Meet the City's Most In-Demand Mohel

Rabbi Eliezer Lawrence is a prominent mohel performing multiple brises weekly, blending ritual with community engagement and personal connection.

Mental health

fromPsychology Today

1 month ago

Talking About Death: The Depth of the Meaning of Life

Death is a certain aspect of life that is often uncomfortable to discuss, yet it shapes our relationships and understanding of existence.

Psychology

fromPsychology Today

6 months ago

Why We Like Bring Creeped Out on Halloween

Halloween channels fears of the unknown and acknowledges death through ritualized play, costumes, and symbolism, providing catharsis and social management of anxiety.

Science

fromMail Online

9 months ago

Ancient Egypt burial reveals unthinkable acts carried out on corpses

Archaeologists discovered unique burial practices in ancient Egypt, revealing early connections to religious beliefs and cosmic alignments.

Food & drink

fromTasting Table

9 months ago

The Ancient Origins Of Rock Candy - Tasting Table

Rock candy's history illustrates sugar's journey from ancient India to its role in culture and trade.

fromBerlin Art Link

9 months ago

An Interview with Sophie Seita & Naomi Woo | Berlin Art Link

Water is a kind of archive, a kind of storehouse of memory that is, nevertheless, always in flux. Water has a clear chemical formula, but that is perhaps the only thing clear about this most fundamental of agents in the lives of people and societies.

Arts

fromForbes

11 months ago