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In Hinduism the river Ganges also known as the Ganga is personified as a Goddess. It is believed to wash away your sins and liberates the believer. Pilgrims travel far and wide to immerse the ashes of their loved ones in the river. Watch...

A beautiful reminder to us that everything we do is absolutely sacred and wondrous. I was inspired to create this to remind us of the divine spark that is within all of us. Can you remember? Poem by Hafiz Photography by Cecilia Villalon...

Chief Arvol Looking Horse discusses his journey to becoming the sacred one at the tender age of 12. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of The Story of God here: http://bit.ly/WatchTheStoryofGod ➡ STORY OF GOD...

Cakes were much more than just food in ancient Greece! They were special offerings to the gods. They could symbolise many key concepts of people's life and culture. And they could make somebody single out and shine! They even play interesting...

Jerusalem is a major holy city for the three Western traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It sits on spurs of bedrock between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea area. To the north and west, it tapers off to the Jezreel Valley...

The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It was the largest empire ever seen in the Americas...

The Sun Dance is a ritual ceremony observed by the Plains Indians of the regions of modern Canada and the United States to awaken the earth, renew the community, give thanks for the sun, and petition or give thanks for favors from the Great...

John Lauritsen reports on how a Minnesota pipe-maker is breathing life into a Native American tradition (3:34). WCCO 4 Weekends – April 22, 2018

Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv | #NativeAmericaPBS Many Native American peoples share a belief that they emerged from the earth. For the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, after they emerge they meet the caretaker of the earth...

The Life and Death of Sweet Medicine is a Cheyenne tale of the great prophet and law-giver Sweet Medicine who received the sacred Four Arrows, structure of government, and rules of society from Maheo, the Wise One Above, and predicted the...