In Mavrolefki, Greece, some Greek Orthodox Christians have a unique way of showing their faith. Each year in late May, they participate in Anastenaria, a commemoration of an event during which their ...
Monks will soon descend from Mount Takao for an annual ritual that sees them and daring visitors walk barefoot across fire in a dramatic display of endurance and spiritual purification. The ...
Oct 29 (Reuters Life!) - Hundreds of Hindu devotees walked across a ceremonial pit of hot coals in the early hours of Monday at the start of the annual Theemithi fire walking festival in Singapore.