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India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics, and holy figures gathered in Prayagraj to begin the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.

13/01/2025

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The French-Vietnamese sisters bringing Slavic mythology to life

Upon arriving in Poland, the Bui sisters began to discover the mysteries of Polish Romanticism, and were stricken with awe. Their fascination with Slavic mythology, culture, and folklore led them to make films inspired by these ancient traditions.

08/01/2025

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Sumo champion kicks off season with traditional ritual

Japan's sumo grand champion, Terunofuji, took part in an annual sumo ritual on Tuesday to officially kick off the wrestling season.

07/01/2025

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Afro-Brazilians pay tribute to their sea goddess to mark the New Year

Afro-Brazilians paid tribute to their sea goddess Yemanja in a New Year celebration on Rio's famous Copacabana beach.

30/12/2024

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Watch: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Yom Kippur Ritual

Observant Jews believe they transfer their past years' sins into the chicken, symbolically ridding themselves of their transgressions.

21/09/2023

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WATCH: No Comment videos of the week

A round-up of Euronews' No Comment videos of the week.

10/02/2023

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WATCH: Northern Vietnamese community holds fire dancing ritual

The Pa Then are a community of some 8,300 people, and the fire dance ritual dates back generations. Only men are allowed to take part.

06/02/2023

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Indians celebrate the Hindu god Beereshwara Swamy with a cow dung fight

As Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists come to an end, villagers celebrate the Gorehabba Festival by spreading cow excrement in the streets.

28/10/2022

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In pictures: how is summer solstice celebrated around the world?

What exactly does this celestial event entail, and how do people across the globe commemorate it?

20/06/2022

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Peruvian shamans perform ritual to neutralise Australian football team

At the top of a sacred hill in Lima, twelve shamans place coca leaves in a ceramic pot over a bonfire and perform a ritual to neutralise the Australian players who will face Peru on Monday for a coveted place in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

11/06/2022

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This is 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

09/05/2022

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Japan: Priests pour icy water over themselves as part of annual ritual

The annual ritual, called Daikan Misogi, is held at the coldest time of the year, based on a traditional lunisolar calendar.

20/01/2021

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Thousands of Cubans visit shrine of San Lazaro in annual tradition

The faithful travelled to the shrine to give thanks and to ask for support and good health in the coming year.

17/12/2020

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Guatemalans make offerings to folk hero San Simon for COVID protection

San Simon is a venerated folk saint in the indigenous village of San Andres Itzapa, western Guatemala.

30/10/2020

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Fire and horses as unique Las Luminarias festival kicks off in Spain

The annual ritual sees horses ridden through bonfires.

17/01/2020

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Pilgrims dance in cosmic energy ritual in Bulgaria

Some 2,500 followers of a spiritual society gathered next to a glacial lake high in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains to celebrate their divine new year.

22/08/2019

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Mexicans keep ancient pre-Hispanic game of 'pelota' alive

'The game of life, the game of death' - Mexicans keep an ancient pre-Hispanic game alive. Dozens of enthusiasts of this ritual sport gather each evening to practice it on the first ball court constructed in the Mexican capital in modern times.

10/08/2019