Religious rituals are marked by distinct practices and beliefs, but do they share something more fundamental? And when you’re too young to fully grasp the tenets of your religion, what significance do they hold? Observing the spiritual rituals of five children aged five around the world, Five is a brief, wordless reflection on faith, prayer and the rites that can bind us.
A reflection on the spiritual rituals of five five-year-olds from five religions
14 April 2015
videoReligion
From God’s shoes to satellites in heaven – children weigh in on religion
8 minutes
videoRituals and celebrations
Dissolve into the immersive, entrancing rhythms of a Sufi chant
17 minutes
videoThinkers and theories
The Bing Bang, reincarnation and other theories of life from budding philosophers
8 minutes
videoPhilosophy of religion
Religion helps forge communities and gives us purpose. How will we replace it?
3 minutes
videoArchitecture
Steep climbs lead to sacred spaces carved high into the cliffs of Ethiopia
9 minutes
videoChildhood and adolescence
‘Do worms cry?’ – and other questions collected from the mind of a curious child
4 minutes
videoSpirituality
What does pilgrimage mean in an age of instant communication and high-speed travel?
14 minutes
videoSpirituality
Experience the agony and the ecstasy alongside the believers of Malaga, Spain
15 minutes
videoMental health
Gripped by a suicide epidemic, a rural Cuban community struggles to find answers
14 minutes