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Kite festival fun in Russia despite lack of strong winds

Lack of strong winds grounded the mega kites at a festival in Russia. But that didn't stop the participants having fun while showing off their kite flying skills.

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El Salvador: Traditional fireball festival in the streets of Nejapa

The town of Nejapa, El Salvador celebrated its annual fireball festival on Saturday (August 31) with participants pelting each other with rags drenched in gasoline that have been rolled into tight flaming balls.

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Unveiling of giant Buddha Thangka kicks off festival in Tibet

To celebrate the annual traditional Sho Dun Festival, a giant Buddha went on display in Lhasa, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

United Kingdom

Photographs of British homes tell stories of the generations

Homes and interiors tell a story, both politically and culturally of a whole country, says Isabelle Bonnet, the curator of ‘Home Sweet Home’ photographic exhibition. It presents a complex image of the British home, carefully documented by photographers from the sixties to the present day.

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Mexico

Watch: Mariachis gather in Guadalajara for Mexican music festival

Musicians came from 25 countries including Australia, Sweden, Peru and the United States to Guadalajara, considered the capital of traditional Mexican culture and music

Belgium

Watch: Parade puts blackface in Belgium back in spotlight

Anti-racism campaigners have criticised a folk festival featuring a character called "the savage". The character, played by a white actor in blackface makeup, is paraded through the town in chains.

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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.

Russia

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!

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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.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The Edinburgh Fringe is white, middle class and elitist ǀ View

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.

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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.

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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.

Hungary

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Hungary

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.

World

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.

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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.

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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.