no comment Japan celebrates coming-of-age day despite recent COVID-19 surge At Yokohama Arena, women in ornate kimonos, fluffy white stoles and masks sat in socially distanced seating for the ceremony, with the men dressed mainly in suits. 11/01/2021
no comment Celebrations for the traditional Shoton Festival begin in Lhasa A traditional "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony marked the start of the festival Wednesday in the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, with a huge Thangka painting bearing the image of the Buddha being displayed on hillsides near the Drepung Monastery. 20/08/2020
no comment Mountain men in Poland bring in the New Year in full costume Residents of Milowka disguise themselves as devils, bears and death as they parade through the village. 19/01/2020
no comment Amsterdam marks National Tulip Day with free flowers Amsterdam's famous Dam Square was adorned with tulip blooms on Saturday in celebration of National Tulip Day. 18/01/2020
no comment Orthodox Christian worshippers plunge into icy waters Orthodox Christian worshippers braved cold weather and plunged into cold wateron Monday to retrieve a wooden cross during the traditional blessing of the Orthodox Epiphany Day. 06/01/2020
no comment North and South Korea welcome in the new decade There were fireworks in Pyongyang and bell-ringing in Seoul. 31/12/2019
Germany Oktoberfest: What's it like to don a dirndl and work as a waitress? Of course, there are times when the wait staff at Oktoberfest have to deal with difficult customers. "I think if you just have good banter, or a 'mouth like a sword' as they say in Bavaria, you can actually get by quite well with that." 28/09/2019
no comment Spain: More than 20,000 revellers enjoy annual Tomatina festival Organisers of the annual Tomatina festival tossed 145 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes into the crowd, quickly converting the town into a red sea. 28/08/2019
no comment Daredevils scale greasy pole in bizarre traditional competition Dozens of plucky locals took part in a bizarre traditional competition in the port of Roquetas de Mar in southern Spain on Friday afternoon which saw them attempt to run the length of a greasy pole to grab flags before splashing into the sea below 29/07/2019
no comment Ornate floats parade through the streets of Kyoto at Gion Festival Ornately-decorated floats paraded through Japan's ancient capital Kyoto on Wednesday at the climax of the annual Gion Festival. 17/07/2019
Spain Spain's Haro wine battle: Crowds throw litres of wine over each other The event is held to celebrate Saint Peter and the region's plentiful wine output. 29/06/2019
no comment Thais scramble for sacred rice grains in annual ploughing ceremony The Ploughing Ceremony produced a prediction that there will be enough water for farming while rice, food, and fruits will be abundant this year. 09/05/2019
no comment Elephants pay respect to the new thai king A day after thousands of Thais celebrated the coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, another group appeared to pay respect to the new king. 07/05/2019
