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In the middle of a parking lot in front of a supermarket in Schloßberg, in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria, stands ...

Every spring, just before the arrival of the better-known Qingming Festival, parts of China once observed a strange and austere tradition wh...

Every four years, couples from all over the United Kingdom, and sometimes beyond, come to the little Essex village of Great Dunmow to take ...

Among the countless local celebrations held across Japan each year, one of the most unusual is the Enrei Onodachi Memorial Festival, often d...

Before the modern period, in Japan, certain colours were strictly regulated by law and custom, and wearing them without permission could be ...