In Judaism, a body brought home and buried allows a soul to rest and lets the Jewish community honour one of their oldest ...

I am a secular Jew betrothed to an agnostic Catholic so hardly a likely candidate for the pre-marriage ritual bath. But I’m glad I partook in the ancient Jewish practice ...

Water holds a special place in spiritual traditions around the world. For centuries, people have used showers, baths, and ...

RUTTENBERG: So Maimonides says anyone who confesses verbally and does not commit in their heart to abandon the thing that they're confessing, it's like somebody who immerses in the mikvah, in the ...

A Delhi man marked his divorce with a unique celebration, performing a traditional milk bath ritual followed by cutting a cake inscribed with "Happy Divorce 120 gram gold 18 lakh cash." He shared his ...

Acting as an extension of Baina’s artisanal textile collection comes Apothecary, a curated edit of considered essentials for the practice of bathing. Since its inception, Baina has been elevating ...

Archaeologists have excavated three c. 3,000–2,400-year-old ritual structures in Shandong Province, China, indicating that the origins of a shared Chinese cultural identity lie in ceremonial ...

Are you a bath or a shower person? If you fall into the first camp, you’ll be pleased to hear that it’s easy to give your evening soak an autumnal upgrade. And if ...

A reporter plunged in to find out. By Melissa Kirsch It’s a little after 9 p.m. on a Friday night and the mood is incandescent at one of New York City’s largest saunas, which is almost certainly its ...

Durga Puja is one of the biggest festivals celebrated across India, especially in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Tripura and also in big cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Every day of this festival has a ...

Maha Navami in 2025 will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 1 across India. The Navami Tithi begins at 6:06 PM on September 30 and ends at 7:01 PM on October 1. While most states observe Navami ...

A video of a man celebrating his divorce has gone viral and has taken social media by storm. The clip shows him performing a traditional milk bath ritual alongside his mother before marking the ...