Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have traversed 44 of Africa's 54 countries over four decades, documenting rituals used to mark milestones such as birth, death, and courtship, the graduation of ...

The scent of burning copal filled the air as Aztec dancers, bedecked in feathered headdresses and wearing shell-embellished ankle cuffs, blessed an intersection bordering Little Village and North L… ...

Their stunning new two-volume book set, “ African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent ” (Rizzoli), captures these vivid and fleeting rites.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — The bellowing of a bull before a ritual slaughter is a joyous sign to many South Africans that their ancestors have accepted the animal’s sacrifice.

Years after the end of Apartheid South Africa remains racially polarized and socially divided. In this context pilgrimage and travelling rituals serve to help those who often find themselves at the ...

In South Africa’s current mental health landscape, one of the greatest opportunities we have is to integrate African wisdom ...

A riverside foot scrub is one of the African rituals included in Singita's new Wholeness concept. Photo Credit: Singita Singita said it is redefining its wellness offerings with the introduction ...

A queer African-centric retreat is coming to California's central coast area later this month. The Rainbow Serpent retreat, titled "Harnessing the Power of Creation through African Ritual," will be ...