Rites and rituals in organizations help to boost employee moral, increase engagement and foster a supportive culture. Whether rituals are centered around celebrating individual and team ...

During the holiday season, many of us turn our focus away from work and to-do lists and toward time with friends, family, and our religious or spiritual traditions. No matter what and how you ...

Ritual is often thought of solely in the context of a religious ceremony. However, rituals span far beyond religion, cult, or spiritual practices. A ritual is a specific act or series of acts that are ...

Together with Jamaica's reggae, Irish hurling and traditional Georgian wrestling, Japan's “visiting deity” folk rituals (来訪神, raihoshin) were added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

If you’re like most people, you perform these two tasks in a set order. If something switches things up, it could impact the rest of the day. That’s because pieces of your morning routine are a ritual ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about his new book, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living. Growing up in Greece, Dimitris Xygalatas remembers ...