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Brun, Pakistan

Kalasha Dur Museum

The rich cultural heritage of the Kalasha people is on display in this state-of-the-art museum.
Murcia, Spain

'La Sardina Encallada' ('The Stranded Sardine')

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.
Salinas, California

Culturas Hidalgo y Oaxaca

Traditional, pre-Hispanic food is served alongside classic favorites in this family-owned Mexican restaurant.
Battle, England

The Oldest Guy Fawkes Effigy

Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.
Dance performances are a major part of Yhyakh celebrations.
festivals

In the Siberian Arctic, New Year Comes in June

Yhyakh is the summer holiday we all need.
Andrew Coletti June 17, 2024
death

Bali's Massive Stone Sarcophagi Included Global Grave Goods

Mirrors from China, glass beads from Roman Egypt, and other treasures from far-flung places accompanied ancient Balinese elites to the afterworld.
Nicky Nielsen June 5, 2024
Colorado Springs, Colorado

AdAmAn Alley

An unexpected alley with light shows and nature views.
At Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant in Kansas City, call in your order from your table’s telephone and watch it be delivered by train.
railroads

Missouri’s One-Of-A-Kind Restaurants Offer Delicious Cuisine and a Dose of History

Ribs inside a railcar, filets in a Civil War hospital and wings in an airport hangar – the Show-Me State is full of unique culinary experiences.
At the University of Edinburgh's graduation ceremony, a student is tapped with the Geneva Bonnet.
objects of intrigue

Before Harry Potter’s Sorting Hat, There Was the ‘Medieval Space Bonnet’

Legends swirl around the University of Edinburgh’s mysterious graduation bonnet.
Sarah Thomson May 16, 2024
chickens

Podcast: Reppin' MORE of our Weird Hometown Traditions

From a rubber duck contest to hypnotizing chickens.
The Podcast Team May 14, 2024
You can use any type of onion to make a calendar, but the Eszlingers prefer yellow.
farms

How to Consult an Onion Oracle

From the Midwest to a tiny town in Italy, the tradition of weather-predicting onions lives on.
Roxanne Hoorn May 3, 2024
Made of paper, bamboo, and found items, enormous, fearsome ogoh-ogoh figures are carried during Ngrupuk parades the night before Balinese New Year and then burned.
mythology

Meet the Creatures and Creators Behind Bali’s Parade for Banishing Evil Spirits

On the night before the Balinese New Year, villagers bring monsters to life—and then burn them.
Roxanne Hoorn May 1, 2024
Milan, Italy

Dancing Bull of Good Fortune

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.
Bath Market Pillar
Bath, England

Bath Market Pillar

Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.
Okavango Delta, Botswana - August 2, 2022. Western Tourists travelling in a mokoro, along the delta. This type of travel is traditional among the locals of the delta.
museums

Wonder Is Everywhere: Harlem Renaissance, the Return of the Ruby Slippers, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White March 29, 2024
The Easter egg tree custom, pictured here in Saalfeld, Germany, has gained some ground in the United States.
graveyards

7 Unexpected Easter Traditions

Why hide eggs when you can hang them on a tree?
April White March 22, 2024
In some Indigenous traditions in North America, people run toward solar eclipses, chasing away the Sun's attackers; others stay inside and avoid the event.
native americans

Indigenous Solar Eclipse Stories From Across Turtle Island

From rodents of unusual size to flaming arrows, communities across North America share solar eclipse traditions.
Roxanne Hoorn March 14, 2024
Alpine, Texas

Sul Ross Desk

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.