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Thousands are offering ritual sacrifices on an active volcano in Indonesia
Worshippers from Tengger tribe climb the active Mount Bromo volcano in East Java, to toss livestock, food, candy and even cash into the abyss in a centuries-old religious ceremony.
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As it was 400 years ago: Visit the last paint-making windmill in the world
The Verfmolen De Kat windmill in the Netherlands uses 400-year-old technology to produce the famous colours, favoured by Dutch masters like Vermeer.
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King Charles won't be known as 'defender of the faith.' Does it matter?
King Charles will have a new title in Canada now that the government has dropped "defender of the faith" — part of a push to redefine the head of state's role.
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King Charles accepts ceremonial RCMP title
King Charles III has accepted the ceremonial role of Commissioner-in-Chief of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The honorary title contains many levels of symbolism and significance. An RCMP honour guard will march ahead of the King at...
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Watch footage from the first Chinese Water-sprinkling festival since the pandemic
Huge crowds gather in China's southwestern province of Yunnan to celebrate the country's annual water sprinkling festival. The event was held for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19.
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The struggle to keep the two-hundred-year-old Italian silk tradition alive
An Italian town which used to be a thriving hotspot of the silk industry is struggling to keep the tradition alive.
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Skyrocketing Eggs Prices Compete With Easter Dying Traditions
Egg prices have skyrockets since last Easter, with prices more than doubling between February 2022 and February 2023. Now families are trying to balance their budgets with the Easter tradition of dying eggs.
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Freeland presents details of 2023 federal budget
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland praised Canada's 'tradition of fiscal responsibility' while outlining the plan for this year's federal budget.
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Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat in bid to protect food heritage
Italy is moving to ban lab-grown meat. If the proposal is passed by parliament, Italian industry will not be allowed to produce food or feed "from cell cultures or tissues derived from vertebrate animals"
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Nigeria: Fishermen that trade by barter instead of using money
The system of bartering for goods instead of paying cash remains alive and well in parts of Nigeria.
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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state
Thousands of people have been lining up outside St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI as his body lies in state in the Vatican. The crowds have been large, but not nearly as big as those for John Paul II.
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Three Kings parade to celebrate the Epiphany delights crowds in Madrid
The feast of the Epiphany is traditionally celebrated in Spain and many other Latin American countries with the Three Kings parade, while in Belgium, France and other European countries, pastry lovers tuck into the traditional 'galette...
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Hold your horses! Lipizzan breed could join UN protected heritage list
Horse lovers have high hopes that the endangered breed will be given protected status on the UN's world heritage list.
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South Africa gov’t to coronate Misuzulu as Zulu king
South Africa is holding an official state coronation for the Zulu king, the leader of its largest ethnic community.
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‘Our king’: Ramaphosa recognises South Africa’s new Zulu ruler
King Misuzulu officially recognised by South Africa’s president, after a legal dispute over the succession.
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Today Explained: It's Puffling Season in Iceland
In Iceland, people are throwing baby puffins from cliffs but there is a reason. The little ones can't take flight on their own, being that their eggs are hatched at the top of cliffs. Cheddar News breaks down the annual ritual of...
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Australian Indigenous island community halts $3.6bn gas drilling
Australia’s second-largest independent gas producer Santos Ltd argued it had all necessary approvals to begin drilling.
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Former UK diplomat says continuity of tradition is reassuring
William Patey, the former British ambassador of Afghanistan, has praised the ascension ceremony.
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Inside the world of Mexican tiger fighting: a brutal indigenous rain ritual
Seeking to appease the god of storms and end a drought, men and women in tiger costumes whip each other mercilessly into submission
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Art and tradition revitalisation at South Korea’s 2022 Lotus Lantern Festival
A new twist to a thousand year old tradition. Al Jazeera speak to a South Korean artist who has helped transform this year's Lantern Festival.
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'Kulning': How an ancient Scandinavian cow herding call has become an art form
Kulning is a vocal technique which developed in central Sweden in the Middle Ages, used to call cattle back to small seasonal farms. Today, it's become an art form in its own right.
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Putin mocked in life-sized sculpture at Valencia's Fallas Festival
Hundreds of political 'ninot' statues are on display as part of this year's Las Fallas Festival in Valencia
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Meet the Venice velvet weavers, whose clients include Mariah Carey and the Vatican
Seven skilled artisans work in the backstreets of Venice, the last custodians of an ancient craft.
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Ghana artist's bid to preserve film posters makes international splash
In Ghana, hand-painted film posters once attracted large crowds to cinemas.