Rites and Rituals

One of the most well-known city festivals in the world.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

One of the largest remaining ancient burial mounds of the 10th century.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Celebrating the Eucharist, the day is a legal holiday in many parts of Germany.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.