March 14 marks a special day in Kazakhstan - Amal kuni (Korisu). This is not just a date on the calendar, but an ancient ...

A Mythological and Historical Perspective Shigmo, or Shigmotsav, is a centuries-old spring festival that has its roots in the ...

The theme of Portugal's most popular carnival this year was the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. But was it a ...

In May 2022, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/76/265 proclaiming 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution highlights the urgent need to raise awareness at all levels and to promote and ...

Other cities along the Gulf Coast, such as Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, hold their own Mardi Gras Day parades. The weeks of Carnival culminate with feasting on Fat Tuesday, which ...

It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil ... Brazil’s festivities will continue until the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar, which ...

A driver plowed a car into pedestrians at a street carnival in Germany early Monday, killing two and injuring at least ten others — five of them seriously — in an area on high alert for ...

Patras Carnival, known as the largest and most vibrant carnival in Greece, is set to bring its high-energy festivities to life in 2025. Held annually from mid-January to Clean Monday (usually falling ...

‘The Carnival at the End of Days,’ starring Johnny Depp ... The A-lister will lead the cast of Marc Webb’s ‘Day Drinker,’ also starring Penélope Cruz. The actor most recently lent his voice to the ...

The final day of the Carnival coincides with the beginning of Lent, celebrated as Clean Monday or Ash Monday (March 3). During this time, meat is already off the menu, and instead, people enjoy a ...