A beautiful but lesser-known tradition in Belarus involves whispering one's deepest desires to trees within its ancient ...

“According to the Bible, Hezekiah sought to centralize worship at the temple in Jerusalem, abolishing the ritual sites scattered ... Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or ...

It’s a chance for locals to dispatch their ceremonial indoor pine trees and for the community, and curious outsiders, to gather in a bonfire ritual similar to one of many winter solstice ...