Nigeria · Tradition
Durbar of Kano
An annual equestrian festival of mounted parades and ceremonial homage across Northern Nigeria, rooted in over 200 years…
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India · Tradition
Durga Puja
A ten-day Bengali Hindu festival honouring Durga's victory over evil, celebrated across India with temporary shrines, ritual worship,…
Turkey · Tradition
Ebru, Turkish paper marbling
Ebru is the Turkish art of floating pigments on water, combing them into intricate patterns, then transferring each…
Nicaragua · Tradition
El Güegüense
El Güegüense is a satirical theatrical masterpiece combining music, dance, and drama—Nicaragua's signature folkloric work performed each January…
Turkmenistan · Tradition
Epic art of Gorogly
A heroic oral tradition sung by Turkic peoples for centuries, the Epic of Gorogly celebrates a legendary champion…
Portugal · Tradition
Equestrian art in Portugal
Portuguese equestrian art is a classical riding tradition preserved by one of the world's most prestigious academies, representing…
Portugal · Tradition
Fado
Fado is a Portuguese song tradition tracing to 1820s Lisbon, expressing the melancholy and longing of working-class urban…
United Arab Emirates · Tradition
Falconry
Falconry—the hunting of wild game with trained birds of prey—binds handler and raptor in an ancient Arabian tradition…
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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