DAKAR — Thousands of men emerged earlier this week from the forest in Senegal's southern Casamance region after enduring one month of rituals, physical tasks and survival techniques. The event, which ...

With a little know-how, aspects of shinrin-yoku, the calming Japanese practice of spending time among trees, can be approximated indoors. By Kari Molvar Forests have been imbued with magical, ...

Forest worship practices have existed in the consciousness and life of ethnic minorities for a long time, featured in local ceremonies and festivals based on concepts of the universe and animism and ...

For more than 100 years, Lake Forest Day has been an annual ritual providing a sense of familiarity for the city. The tradition continued once again this year, albeit with a bit of a different look.

Christmas brings with it the tradition of putting up Christmas trees. Every year, millions of people around the world haul a pine or a fir tree into their living rooms, covering it in lights. They ...

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The Forest Genie ritual is observed by the Ma ethnic people in Cat Tien district of the Central Highland province of Lam Dong to show their gratitude and respect for what nature gives them in a spirit ...