Poland
Polonaise dance
A stately Polish walking dance performed in triple time, the polonaise opens celebrations—from New Year's balls to student…
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Belgium
Procession of the Holy Blood
This medieval Catholic procession through Bruges on Ascension Day venerates a sacred relic and has been recognized by…
Belgium
Processional giants and dragons
Colossal wooden giants parade through Belgian and French streets, animated by hidden teams of performers who move in…
Ukraine
Pysanka egg decorating
Pysanka is the Ukrainian wax-resist egg decoration tradition, blending pagan symbols with Christian meaning through intricate batik patterns…
Vietnam
Quan họ folk songs
Quan họ is a Vietnamese antiphonal folk singing tradition where groups of female and male singers exchange musical…
Guatemala
Rabinal Achí
The Rabinal Achí is a centuries-old K'iche' Maya song-dance-drama performed annually in Guatemala, blending masked performance, wooden drum,…
Iran
Radif of Iranian music
Radif—a vast oral repertoire of Persian melodies organized into tonal spaces—forms the living foundation of Iranian classical music,…
India
Ramlila
Ramlila is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the Ramayana, staged annually during Navaratri by local communities across India…
India
Ramman festival
A masked ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, Ramman is performed in village temple courtyards as a sacred…
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