Festivals reflect a society’s traditions, beliefs, and sometimes, its deep-rooted connection with animals. Across the globe, ...

From popular lunar festivals like Eid and Holi to traditional fiestas like Janai Purnima and Rosh Hashanah, here's a list of popular lunar holidays celebrated around the world. Lunar New Year is the ...

Communities around the globe honor the fall harvest season ... of competing beauty queens atop their regional floats, and the festival culminates with a spectacular show at the amphitheater ...

That's the touchpaper moment for La Tomatina, the world's largest ... Snow Sculpture Festival However, if you can brave the chill, you can wonder at ice sculptures dotted around the city, and ...

Many other festivals around the world have to do with honouring those who have passed away. The kites are constructed over several weeks, and the final products are then showcased between 31 ...

But what about other countries? Let us explore the unique festivals and celebrations around the world that take place during these chilly autumn months. Dia de los muertos (Day of the dead ...

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — ...

Celebrate ten years of the festival with ten days of free programming Kirby Ewald For ten years, the Smithsonian’s Recovering Voices Initiative has supported an event like no other: the Mother Tongue ...

BEIJING (AP) — Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and ...

Dozens of people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of ...