Animal rights activists have urged the Nepali government to stop what they’ve called “an appalling bloodbath” after they claimed thousands of animals were killed as part of a festival held every five ...

Dasain is here again, a festival of shopping, family reunions, feasting – and controversies. Fierce debates again rage online and offline about whether Dasain is indigenous or not, if there should be ...

During Eid Al Adha, scenes of worship and tradition unfold across the Arab and Islamic world , but increasingly, so do scenes of chaos. As families attempt to carry out the sacred act of animal ...

A religious festival in Nepal where thousands of animals are sacrificed to a Hindu goddess began on Tuesday despite calls to end the bloodshed. The two-day Gadhimai festival kicked off at a Hindu ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ireland once had its own indigenous legal system, called Brehon law, originally written between the 7th and 8th centuries. These ...

Eid al Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, holds huge significance as a major Islamic festival celebrated worldwide. It is marked by Eid prayers, feasting, and Qurbani. Qurbani, also called ...

The largest ritual animal sacrifice in the world is about to take place in Nepal at the Gadhimai festival—and activists are working hard to save as many creatures as they can. But what can you do to ...

The Hamtramck City Council this week approved changing an ordinance to allow residents to perform animal sacrifices as a part of religious ceremonies. It might come as a surprise, but animal sacrifice ...

Note: The author of this story directed and produced the mini-documentary, “Inside a clan's tradition of deity worship and sacrifice”. She is also a member of the Upamanya Gotra (Pandey) clan. The ...