Spain · Tradition
Fallas of Valencia
Valencia's Fallas is an annual March festival where neighbourhood commissions build elaborate wooden monuments throughout the year, then…
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Ritual & festival
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Croatia · Tradition
Festivity of Saint Blaise
An annual February 3 celebration in Dubrovnik honoring Saint Blaise, the city's patron saint, unbroken since 972 AD…
Poland · Tradition
Flower carpets for Corpus Christi
Polish communities create ephemeral flower-petal carpets on streets for Corpus Christi processions, a tradition that merges devotion, artistry,…
Guatemala · Tradition
Holy Week processions in Guatemala
Guatemalan hermandades organize Holy Week processions bearing sacred floats and religious imagery through streets as collective acts of…
South Korea · Tradition
Jongmyo royal ancestral ritual
Jongmyo jerye honours deceased Joseon monarchs through a solemn annual ritual of court music and dance, held at…
India · Tradition
Kumbh Mela
A Hindu pilgrimage held every four or twelve years at four sacred river confluences, attracting millions to ritually…
Bangladesh · Tradition
Mangal Shobhajatra
An annual dawn procession celebrating the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, where thousands parade with elaborate masks and…
China · Tradition
Mazu belief and customs
A living seafaring faith centered on a tenth-century shamaness, sustained through ritual and pilgrimage across China's coasts and…
Ethiopia · Tradition
Meskel
A sacred Orthodox Christian celebration held each September, Meskel honours the discovery of the True Cross and draws…
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