Wassailing has had a revival in recent years, according to English folklore website Tradfolk.co. The site's editor James ...

India is celebrating Makar Sankranti, the mid-winter harvest festival, which marks the end of winter solstice. Whether ...

Festivities united diverse communities in the city for Makar Sankranti, celebrating with rituals, food, and kite flying, ...

Historical Reasons Pongal Became Tamil Nadu’s Harvest Festival: The significance of Pongal is to thank nature, particularly the Sun God, for a successful harvest. (Photo source: Freepik ...

Thai Pongal is dedicated to the Sun God, marking gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Families boil freshly harvested rice with milk and jaggery in a new clay pot, allowing the mixture to overflow ...

Homes and streets will shine brightly as families come together to celebrate this festival of lights. Festivals bring people together, fostering cultural unity and providing moments of reflection and ...

Rooted in pagan traditions and most authentically preserved in the ... Known as Malanka, or Shchedryi Vechir (Generous Evening), the festival ushers in the Old New Year with theatrical processions, ...

The western and central Deccan started festivities in March as their traditional crop was ripe then, while others waited till Baisakh for their harvest and new year. This second slot for the new ...

[3] Much of the thrust of the “pagan Christmas” claim rests on the idea of a Christianized Rome trying to convert a populace that wouldn't want to give up its feast traditions, akin to the practice of ...

It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. General Practices: ...

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