Since its December debut, the Boheme -- from the small, Laos-based riverboat ... this reverend ritual felt like the perfect bookend to the baci ceremony at the start of my voyage.

Families gather for Baci ceremonies, where white cotton threads are ... or taking part in temple rituals in rural villages, Pi Mai Lao offers an unforgettable journey into the soul of Laos. As the ...

Families gather for Baci ceremonies, where white cotton threads are ... or taking part in temple rituals in rural villages, Pi Mai Lao offers an unforgettable journey into the soul of Laos. As the ...

The Pi Mai festival, also known as Lao New Year or Songkran ... The third day, marking the official start of the new year, features the Baci ceremony. This spiritual ritual involves chanting to call ...

Recent armed clashes in Laos, potentially linked to drug smuggling within the Golden Triangle, have prompted Thailand to close the popular Phu Chi Fa viewpoint on the border. The US Embassy in ...

An ancient society in the Peruvian Andes likely used psychoactive drugs during exclusive rituals that may have helped establish social and political hierarchies seen later throughout the region ...

The Ritual, a new horror movie starring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, and Patricia Heaton, will bring the “true story” that inspired The Exorcist to the screen. The movie dramatizes the exorcism of ...

Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowan, and Patricia Heaton co-star. Pacino recently told Entertainment Weekly that after starring in “The Ritual,” he can finally watch Friedkin’s “The Exorcist.” ...

Mariners right-hander Sauryn Lao went unclaimed on outright waivers after his recent DFA, the team announced. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Tacoma. Lao has neither three years of MLB ...

A United Nations review of Laos’ human rights record showed little progress since the last review about five years ago. In its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on April 29, Laos received ...

The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will begin the secretive voting process to select the next man who will lead ...