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Watch: Thanksgiving turkeys prep for White House pardon

Watch as Liberty and Bell get ready for their presidential pardons in Washington.

Hungary

Budapest celebrates Samhain, the Celtic festival that gave rise to Hal

Before the Roman conquest, the area around present-day Budapest was inhabited by a Celtic tribe, the Eravisci, who celebrated Samhain, the beginning of the dark season.

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Hong Kong revives its 'living tradition' of fire dragon dance

The dragon was hoisted by hundreds of volunteers who danced and bounded along the streets of the Tai Hang neighbourhood in a raucous parade.

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WATCH: Thousands of people in the streets at Lille Fleamarket

Thousands of people take to the streets of Lille, Nothern France, for the annual Braderie, one of the biggest flea markets in Europe, with almost 80 kilometres of stalls and some 2.5 million visitors expected.

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Around 17,500 dancers meet at Latvian national song and dance festival

The repertoire for Perpetual Motion includes 33 dances, 13 of which are prize-winning new dances, while seven are from Latvia’s Golden Foundation of Dance.

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Thousands of drummers in Spain mark Good Friday

Thousands of drums come together in the village square in Calanda northeast Spain. At midday on Good Friday, they begin to beat in unison, filling the whole village with sound

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Watch: Iraqi Kurds celebrate Nowruz New Year festival in Akre

Nowruz marks the first day of Spring and is celebrated by some 300 million people around the world.

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WATCH: Iran prepares to celebrate the Persian New Year

Iran is gearing up for its annual Nowruz (Persian New Year) celebrations. In Tehran, a group of artists are decorating ornamental eggs with colourful drawings.

Travel News

In pictures: The triumphant winner of Rio Carnival 2023

This year's winning samba school won by just one tenth of a point.

Netherlands

Over 200,000 tulips up for grabs in Amsterdam on National Tulip Day

National Tulip Day makes for a colourful splash in Amsterdam's Museumplein Square. The Netherlands is the world's biggest tulip producer.

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Epiphany parades draw crowds in Spain

Spanish cities marked Epiphany by hosting parades with floats showing the three kings following a star to the birthplace of Jesus.

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New Year`'s card game in Kyoto for the first time in three years

The event was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Travel News

How do Christmas traditions vary around the world?

This Christmas Day, explore the festive traditions that shape cultures around the world.

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Hanukkah celebrated in Jerusalem

Hanukkah celebrations in Jerusalem take place over eight days. On the fourth and fifth days ultra-Orthadox jews light candles outside their homes.

Czech Republic

Christmas in Europe: Carp in your bathtub and other Czech traditions

Rather than an Anglo-Saxon turkey, some Czechs prefer carp, traditionally fried in bread crumbs and served with potato salad.

World News

Kyiv celebrates Hanukkah amid electricity blackouts

Kyiv celebrates Hanukkah in a ceremony that reflected on Ukrainians still left in darkness due to Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.

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Christmas decorations light up cities around the world

Visitors have until January 1st to admire the US National Christmas. In Poland, the latest trends in Christmas decorations are on display while Santa Claus and his helper take donations of toys and food on the Budapest trolleybus.

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Christmas lights in Paris kick off holiday season

Christmas lights shine on the streets of Paris, kicking off the holiday season. But this year, the festivities will be cut short to save energy.

Culture news

Mexican town believes late grandmother is inspiration for Pixar's Coco

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, a group of visitors from abroad and all over Mexico visit the house of late Maria Salud Ramirez, who they are certain was the inspiration for the famous Pixar animated film Coco (2017).

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Shepherds drive their flock through the centre of Madrid

The bleating and bells of some 1,200 sheep and 200 goats took over downtown Madrid on Sunday morning, as part of a festival that recreates the pastoral practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds.