Ultimately, this ritual serves as a powerful way for ... costumes and towering headpieces, represent the spirits of deceased ancestors. Moreover, through their dance, song, and interaction with ...

On the island of Sumba, it’s believed the ancestor spirits will deliver a good harvest if human blood is spilt. So for ‘Pasola’ farmers become warriors, riding into ritual battle armed with ...

Mayans Carried the ‘Dead’ Along With Them to Incorporate the Spirit of Ancestors to a New Settlement Different cultures have different ways of honoring their dead. Knowing more about these ...

"As to the coming of the Shaofang [an enemy], we make ritual ... ancestors could cause illness or disaster among the living, and many oracle bones refer to human sacrifices meant to appease these ...

Traditional Native stories are based on honoring all life, especially the plants and animals we depend on, as well as our human ancestors ... spirit mentors, instructions for ceremony and ritual ...

The Raglai inhabit mainly in the mountainous provinces of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan, South Central region of Vietnam and possess a rich cultural heritage, including epics, folk songs, and unique ...

The Halloween festival known as Teng Chieh is built around rituals ... the spirits. As with other countries, the Japanese celebration, known as the Obon Festival, honors their dead ancestors.

Here Christian and Muslim beliefs exist alongside the ancient Marapu spirit worship. Each year, to guarantee a good harvest, they honour the ancestors with rituals of sacrifice and bloodshed.

Uncle Gao feeds our ancestors, to help my Dad get better ... Your sons and daughters love you. Spirits come back and live as a couple. Come back and live to an old age. They felt a lot better ...