EditorialThailand: As the final ceremony during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Town, the faithful undergo a purification rite called 'Crossing the Bridge', in which they cross over a wooden slope (the 'bridge') and are blessed blessed by flag-waving Mah Song or
EditorialMourners poured a silver cup of water into a bowl as part of a modified purification ritual at Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, Thailand, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (Andre Malerba/The New York Times)
EditorialBritain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in his role as Great Master of the Honourable Order of the Bath, attends the Order of the Bath service at Westminster Abbey, London on May 24, 2022. - The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a mil