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Belgian festival faces pressure over blackface 'Savage' character

Pressure is mounting for UNESCO to remove a Belgian festival from its cultural heritage list. The a blackface character known as 'the savage' in a parade in the town of Ath has drawn strong criticism from anti-racist campaigners.

26/08/2019

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Watch: Street festival sees creativity with cardboard in Russia

More than 30 theatrical troupes, dance groups and street artists took part in the celebrations, ensuring the audience wasn't card-bored!

19/08/2019

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Chinese lanterns light up the world's biggest food park in Bologna

More than 80 illuminated sculptures created by Chinese craftsmen are on display at Eataly World in Bologna.

16/08/2019

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While the Fringe is something Britain should be proud of, we must also recognise that a disproportionate number of the performers (and even the audience) will be white, middle class and wealthy.

16/08/2019

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Brussels blooming as city hosts international flower festival

Even the Belgian capital's famous Manneken Pis sculpture is decked out in flowers.

15/08/2019

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London Design Festival: the sustainability events you can't miss

This year the festival will feature a strong focus on the potential for design to help solve current global concerns around biodiversity, sustainability, and the crisis of single use plastics.

14/08/2019

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Sziget attendees defend Coca Cola's #LoveIsLove campaign in Hungary

Right-wing politicians have called for boycotts of Coca Cola products following the campaign which included images of gay people smiling together.

12/08/2019

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Dirty play is all OK in Belarusian swamp soccer contest

Fans and players competed in 'swamp soccer' on Saturday (August 10) in Dombrovka, 300km west of the Belarusian capital Minsk, as part of a local festival.

11/08/2019

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Breathtaking fireworks show lights up the skies over Geneva

The traditional Geneva fireworks took place on the August 10 in the harbour, lighting up the skies over lake Leman with 2.5 tonnes of gunpowder.

11/08/2019

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Colourful Yosakoi dance festival held in Kochi

About 18,000 dancers from Japan and abroad are performing in the annual Yosakoi festival in the western city of Kochi. Despite the scorching temperatures, the performers danced with enthusiasm.

11/08/2019

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Sziget music festival in Hungary showcases its green credentials

One of Europe’s biggest music festivals has taken its eco-credentials to the next level this summer, with reusable paper tents, reusable cups and even water-saving vacuum-flushing toilets.

09/08/2019

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Khalil Gibran musical The Broken Wings makes regional debut at Lebanon's Beiteddine Art Festival

Lebanon’s iconic 19th century palace of Beiteddine, was the setting for the regional debut of The Broken Wings musical at the annual Beiteddine Art Festival.

09/08/2019

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How is the Beitedinne Art Festival bringing tradition and youth culture together?

The Beiteddine Art Festival is one of the most prestigious annual music festivals in the Middle East.

09/08/2019

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Full of hot air: Europe’s biggest ballooning event gets underway

Dozens of hot-air balloons took to the skies over the western English port of Bristol on Thursday ( August 8) as the city's annual balloon festival began.

08/08/2019

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Warriors, floats and dancers at popular Japan festival

A popular feature of Japan's summer festival calendar got underway on Friday in the northern city of Aomori.

03/08/2019

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Balloon extravaganza in France misses out on world record

It failed to break the world record, but the "Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons" festival sent as many balloons in the air as the last time it was held, organisers said on Monday (July 29)

30/07/2019

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Attending a music festival this summer? Read our eco-friendly guide

Our top tips will enable you to have a fun festival experience but leave behind a minimal trace.

27/07/2019

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Paraguayans parade to honour patron saint

Hundreds of Catholics in Paraguay paraded through the town of Minas covered in chicken feathers on Wednesday to celebrate their patron saint.

25/07/2019

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Geological park helps boost tourism in northwest China

The tourist industry in Zhangye City, north-west China, is booming thanks to Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park.

24/07/2019

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PEOPLE WALKING ON HIGHLINES BETWEEN PILLARS OF ROCK OVER FOREST, HIGHLINERS PRACTICING WALKING ON HIGHLINES LOWER TO THE GROUND AND TALKING ABOUT HOW DOING IT MAKES THEM FEEL

24/07/2019