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Filipino Catholics observe Ash Wednesday with tradition of ash cross

Catholic devotees in Manila lined up outside Baclaran Church for Ash Wednesday, receiving ash crosses made from blessed palms, marking the start of Lent.

05/03/2025

Culture news

The world's largest religious gathering begins in India

The Maha Kumbh Mela has officially started in India, drawing millions of devotees to the holy city of Prayagraj for a 45-day festival of spiritual significance and extraordinary scale.

13/01/2025

Culture news

Killer bunnies & Espresso Martinis: A culture guide for Easter Monday

Looking for inspiration on your Easter Monday? Look no further. Euronews Culture has selected the ideal book, series, film and two recipes to make sure your bank holiday is brimming with cultural goodness.

01/04/2024

Culture news

Euroviews. Do you know where our winter holiday celebrations come from?

Current winter solstice festivities are multilayered events with deep pagan, Christian and modern consumer layers that few people are aware of, Dr Ioannis Pitas writes.

08/01/2024

Culture news

Diwali 2023: The sparkling festival of lights in pictures

This year, Diwali commenced on Friday 10 November and runs through until Tuesday 14 November.

14/11/2023

Culture news

Happy 5784! How Jews worldwide are celebrating their New Year's Day

To misquote the Black Eyed Peas’ phenomenal ‘Boom Boom Pow’: “I’m so 5784, you’re so 2000 and… sore?”

15/09/2023

Czech Republic

Czechs mark Easter with noisy rattle procession

Hundreds of people clad in black suits and white masks marched through the southern Czech city of Ceske Budejovice on Friday, partaking in an old Easter tradition.

09/04/2023

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Filipino Catholics self-flagellate on Holy Thursday

COVID-19 restrictions in the past years have prevented crowds and devotees from participating in the ritual, a practice discouraged by the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

06/04/2023

World News

When's the first day of Ramadan? A question dividing the Islamic world

Muslims around the globe are about to welcome their holiest month, Ramadan and devotees will begin 30 day long fasting period.

20/03/2023

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Watch: US President opens holiday season by pardoning turkeys 'Chocolate' and 'Chip'

“The votes are in, they’ve been counted and verified,” Joe Biden said as he welcomed the turkeys before hundreds of people gathered on the South Lawn in unseasonably cold weather.

22/11/2022

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Sikhs gather in Pakistan to celebrate founder Guru Nanak's birth

Sikhs gather in Pakistan to celebrate founder Guru Nanak's birth

09/11/2022

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It's Jewish New Year: but what is Rosh Hashanah?

Seem a few months too early? Learn about how the Hebrew calendar celebrates its new year in September.

25/09/2022

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India's elephant god idol makers gear up for mega-festival after Covid hiatus

Plaster-caked workers bustle around colourful idols of the elephant god Ganesha along a narrow Mumbai street, racing to complete the storeys-high statues for one of India's biggest religious festivals as business booms after a Covid hiatus.

30/08/2022

Culture news

In pictures: Spain celebrates San Juan to welcome the summer

From fire jumping to beach parties, this festival is fun for every Spanish summer reveller.

24/06/2022

Culture news

A joyful Spanish pilgrimage is back on the road

Romería del Rocío is an important religious pilgrimage that has taken place for centuries in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia

07/06/2022

Culture news

Tu Bishvat: What is the Jewish holiday for trees?

Get your seder plates and gardening gear ready: it's time to celebrate Tu Bishvat.

16/01/2022

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Bulgaria celebrates Epiphany with host of annual traditions

On the 6th of January every year, the Bulgarian Orthodox church marks St. Jordan’s Day (Epiphany). It falls on the twelfth day after Christmas and marks the day Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist.

06/01/2022

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Moving nativity scene draws visitors to Polish monastery

One of the larger moving nativity scenes in Poland was created at famous Jasna Gora Sancturay, south Poland.

26/12/2021

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Greek-Orthodox Patriarch performs 'washing of the feet' in Jerusalem

The Greek-Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem omn Thursday performed the traditional "washing of the feet" ceremony outside the Holy Sepulchre.

29/04/2021

People

A guide to the strangest Easter traditions from around the world

In mainstream culture, Easter is most closely associated with spring flowers and chocolate eggs. But some towns and cities around the world have their own take on celebrating the Holy Week.

04/04/2021