The Bucharest Municipal Culture Center, or ARCUB, announced the Mărțișor Beauty Fair (Targ de Frumos), a traditional ...

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It has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited to fight on the side of the army in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their surrender following a rebel assault on the ...

Romania, a land shrouded in folklore and echoing with the whispers of the past, holds a treasure trove of unique experiences that awaken under the cloak of darkness. These nighttime traditions ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Here's a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. The groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2. If the groundhog ...

In a village nestled in the mountains of northeastern Algeria, locals and visitors gathered under a cold winter sky to ...

Indian auteur Suman Mukhopadhyay’s “The Puppet’s Tale” (Putulnacher Itikatha), a period drama centering on a young doctor’s struggle between modern medicine and traditional beliefs in ...

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Jan. 30 condemned Romania's far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's statement that Ukraine is a "fictional state" whose partition is "inevitable," labeling his ...

How Christmas trees became a holiday staple Victoria’s influence stretched beyond fashion—her family’s holiday traditions helped shape how Christmas is celebrated today. One of their most ...

Spring celebrations marking the end of winter Get ready to celebrate the first day of spring on March 20! Cultures around the ...

One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...