" Kha means 'mouth', and sey means 'snack'," said chef Yeshi Jampa, co-author of the book Taste Tibet and founder of the ...

Hundreds gathered at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the traditional 'mame-maki' bean-throwing ritual, marking setsubun, the end of winter in Japan's lunar calendar. Participants, including celebrities, ...

Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

But at the 42-year-old Tian Hock Kung temple nestled beside the Klang River here, it is the more earthly snakes that watch ...

Longtime Islamorada resident Karin Wolfe is preparing to welcome some very special guests. At the end of this month, Wolfe ...

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a symbol of Tibetan identity; he is revered as the manifestation of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He was born in 1935 in ...

A three-day ceremonial masked dance, or cham, was held at Bhutan's Druk Thupten Chholing Shabdrung Monastery in Bodh Gaya from 22–244. There is a belief in Bhutan that just by watching this dance, all ...

The Celebration of Chinese New Year 2025 will be rung in globally on Jan. 29, marking the Year of the Snake, a symbol of ...

Over-tourism at sites like China's Buddhist grottoes and under-tourism affecting Albania's Drino Valley monasteries demonstrate the varying challenges faced by cultural heritage in the tourism sector.

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

Erdene Zuu Buddhist Monastery, Mongolia Addressing climate ... remnants of early Moon landings and preserve these enduring symbols of collective human achievement.