Fiscalini Farms, producer of one of America's best cheddars, introduced another compelling cow's milk cheese a couple of years ago. Christened Lionza, after the ancestral village of the Fiscalini ...

CHIVACOA, Venezuela (AP) — Every year, thousands trek to a mountainside in Venezuela for rituals played out with fire, blood and smoke to pay tribute to the indigenous goddess Maria Lionza, who is ...

A man with his own blood dripping over his torso makes guttural noises, before placing his hands on a pilgrim to cleanse him. The bloodied entity embodies the spirit of a Viking, and is believed to ...

Thousands trek to Sorte Mountain each year to perform fiery rituals in tribute to the goddess Followers play drums during a procession on Sorte Mountain. The annual gathering in honour indigenous ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - One long night every year in a mountainous rain forest in Venezuela, hundreds gather to dance on red-hot embers, enter trance-like states, and worship an ancient goddess known as ...

SORTE MOUNTAIN, Venezuela (Reuters) - The jungle air is thick with cigar smoke and pierced by an occasional scream as drums beat, people chant and candles flicker illuminating bodies squirming. Empty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken Oct. 11, 2019, a woman surrounded by candles and designs drawn on the ground with white powder lies with her ...