Folk wisdom suggests that the first to offer incense sticks at the main altar of the temple will receive the most blessings. Among those on site was 94-year-old veteran actress Lana Wong Ha-wai ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

A masterpiece of Chinese architecture, Ong Pagoda offers a glimpse into the deep spiritual and artistic traditions of the ...

They gave a small donation for a bundle of incense sticks and lit them ... park in Beijing for the fair at what was the Temple of Earth, a royal altar in imperial times. Elsewhere in the world ...

A man holding incense sticks prays on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Lama Temple in Beijing on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ...

Folkways Reporter Zack Harold recently made a trip to the small town of New Vrindaban, in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle.

A devotee, believed to be rushing to offer the first incense, accidentally fell and blamed a temple volunteer for tripping him. This led to a scuffle where multiple individuals apparently attacked the ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...