Holi, the festival of colours, is one of the most vibrant and joyous celebrations in India. Traditionally celebrated with ...

QUZHOU, China, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from China.org.cn: This year's Feb. 4 marks the Beginning of Spring, or Lichun, the first of the 24 Chinese solar terms. On this day, ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands of young men are plunging into rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes, in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany. By tradition, a crucifix is cast ...

The Chhau dance of Eastern India — Orissa, Jharkhand, and West Bengal – is a blend of martial traditions, temple rituals, and folk and popular performance of this region. Episodes from the epics ...

The FIFA World Cup transcends mere sporting competition to become a unifying global cultural event that stops the world every four years. More than any other tournament, the World Cup brings together ...

With the holiday season upon us, I’m thinking of all the connections between our traditions, especially as expressed through ritual. What could be more ritualistic than Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, ...

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(AP) Nelson Mandela’s casket was draped in a lion skin, an ox was ritually slaughtered and a family elder kept talking to the body’s spirit: The state funeral for South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon ...

*Custom guest entertainment nearly tripled between 2009 and 2015 from 11 to 36 percent including cyber rolling stations, wine and liquor tasting and live dance performers, according to a study by XO ...