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tunisia celebrates national day for traditional clothing
Several celebrations were organized around Tunisia over the weekend as part of the March 16 Tunisian National Day for Traditional Clothing, which was heavily inspired by Turkish and Arabic clothing styles.
On Sunday, the Tunisian…
numerous wooden sculptures burned on last day of spain’s fallas festival
The two-week-long annual festival, Fallas, which is celebrated in Spain's Valencia to commemorate Saint Joseph, ended yesterday. As part of the traditional festival, parodic papier-maché, cardboard, and wooden sculptures that were displayed…
Nowruz Celebrations Begin in Azerbaijan with Festivities
Nowruz, the traditional Persian New Year, has begun in Azerbaijan with great enthusiasm and a range of cultural activities. As part of the Nowruz celebrations, various events were held at the Atesgah Shrine, a historical temple located 30…
india celebrates colorful hindu festival, holi
The ancient Hindu festival Holi, also known as the 'Festival Of Colors', that symbolizes the victory of good over evil and marks the arrival of spring is being celebrated across India. As part of the traditional festival, thousands gathered…
Turkish man sustains pottery tradition, turns mud into art
A Turkish craftsman turns the materials he obtained from nature into art by combining his experience and mastery with manual dexterity in Kırşehir, Türkiye. Sercan Bayram tries to sustain pottery, which is a profession that existed in the…
colorful scenes from Taiwanese “Lantern Festival”
The annual Lantern Festival of Taiwanese, one of the most colorful festivals in the Far East, is being held in the capital, Taipei, for the first time in 23 years. On the first day of the festival, hundreds of handmade lanterns in various…
sticky-rice competition in Myanmar
After a two-year delay caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, Myanmar organized a traditional Htamane (sticky-rice) making competition in Yangon on Friday to celebrate the nation's Htamane festival.
At the nation's renowned Shwedagon Pagoda,…
Mexico sets new longest taco record
The longest taco in the world was made at an event held in the historical square of the city of Cuernavaca, the capital of the Mexican state of Morelos. A 70.4-meter-long taco, prepared by hundreds of people, including many restaurant…
Anchovy festival attracts great attention in Washington, US
Hundreds of people came together at the anchovy festival, which was organized by a social media group formed by some Turks living in Washington, Virginia and Maryland and supported by the Washington-based Turkish American Association…
Traditional Bocuk Festival held in Türkiye’s Edirne
The "Bocuk Festival" was held in costume in the Turkish village of Camlica in the Kesan district of Edirne, Türkiye. It is a medieval Thrace tradition held to commemorate the Bocuk Night, which usually coincides with the harshest winter…