no comment 12/12/2018 Year-end clean-up at Japan's World Heritage bridge Shinto priests have done year-end cleaning of a shrine bridge at a UNESCO World Heritage site in the city of Nikko, north of Tokyo.
no comment 10/12/2018 Hoards of 'Krampus' run amok through Munich Christmas market Hundreds of the folkloric character Krampus who punishes children who have misbehaved, run through Christmas market in Munich
no comment 09/12/2018 Marching band parades giant Christmas cake at German Christmas market A giant Christmas cake was unveiled in Dresden on Saturday as part of the German city's 25th annual 'Stollenfest'.
no comment 22/11/2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade welcomes new stars Giant balloons were blown up on Wednesday ahead of the 92nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Ideas 12/11/2018 Eco-friendly trends for Christmas We collected the top trends for an eco-friendly festive season.
no comment 11/11/2018 Military cadets play Japan's wildest game — Botaoshi Hundreds of cadets at the Japanese National Defence Academy on Sunday took part in one of Japan's great spectacles, the annual Botaoshi or 'topple the pole' event.
no comment 28/10/2018 Mexico City comes alive with Day of the Dead parade Tens of thousands of Mexicans lined the capital's Reforma boulevard on Saturday (October 27) for the Day of the Dead parade, a modern twist on a belief that dates back to the pre-Hispanic era.
no comment 24/10/2018 Watch : Buffalo racing in Thailand The world-famous buffalo race of Chon Buri continues on its 147th year along with buffalo conservation activities to promote knowledge in buffalo rearing and rice farming.
no comment 23/10/2018 Pick-your-own pumpkin patch gets British families into Halloween spirit A pick-your-own pumpkin patch boasting over 70 varieties of the fruit in Kent, south-east England, is getting British families into the Halloween spirit.
no comment 22/10/2018 Skeletons run amok warming up for Mexico's 'Day of the Dead' Mexicans threw a macabre party on Sunday (October 21), disguising themselves as the iconic Mexican skeleton figure known as "La Catrina" or "Elegant Skull" and flooded the streets for a pre-Day of the Dead parade.
no comment 21/10/2018 Argentine waiters race to the finish line during annual competition Hundreds of waiters in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires took part in the annual waiters' race on Saturday, walking as fast as possible without spilling bottles and drink glasses from their trays.
India 02/10/2018 Watch: Schoolchildren dress as Gandhi amid birthday celebrations October 2 marks Gandhi's birthday as well as International Day of Non-Violence, an ideal that Gandhi strove towards.
no comment 26/09/2018 Nepal's new "living goddess" makes first public appearance The role of living goddess means the four-year-old must live in a temple and away from her family home until she reaches puberty.
no comment 25/09/2018 Fire dragon dances through streets of Hong Kong Eighty people lifted a giant fire dragon through the streets of Hong Kong on Monday as part of the city's mid-autumn festival celebrations.
no comment 24/09/2018 Auckland police officers perform haka at graduation ceremony The newest additions to the North Shore, Rodney and West Auckland police performed a passionate haka at their graduation ceremony on September 6.
no comment 11/09/2018 Fires of passion: North Korea holds torch parade Thousands of North Koreans wielding burning torches and shouting slogans filled Kim Il Sung square Monday in celebration of the country's 70th birthday.
no comment 05/09/2018 The procession of the Machine of Santa Rosa returns to Viterbo The Machine of Santa Rosa, designed by the architect Raffaele Ascenzi, has marched this year on September 3 for the fourth time in Viterbo.
no comment 03/09/2018 Thousands gather in Venice to watch traditional regatta Thousands of boating enthusiasts gathered in Venice on Sunday to watch the Regata Storica, a historical boat race held every year since the thirteenth century in the city's lagoon and Grand Canal.
no comment 22/07/2018 World's biggest alpine horn festival delights Swiss folklore fans The soft, melancholic notes of hundreds of traditional wooden Swiss alpine horns filled the valley below Mount Tracouet in Switzerland on Sunday (July 22) during the end of world's largest festival of its kind.
no comment 17/07/2018 Colourful floats wow crowds at Kyoto's Gion festival Spectators braved sweltering heat to watch a series of colourful floats at the annual Gion festival on Tuesday.
