Explore the origins, cultural significance, and modern-day practices of global holidays and traditions ... history behind festive celebrations around the world.

Christmas Foods Across Continents In Germany, families gather to bake Stollen, a fruit-filled bread dusted with powdered sugar that dates back to 15th century Dresden. The shape represents baby ...

A Celebration of Faith, Culture, and Community Addis Ababa, April 19, 2025 (ENA)-–- Easter, one of the most profound and ...

Easter looks very different depending what country you are in. Across the globe, the holiday unfolds in colored eggs, lamb stews, fireworks and throwing clay pots. The food, faith and festivities are ...

The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, perhaps the world’s most significant ongoing collaboration to preserve irreplaceable artifacts, artworks, sites and heritage, really got its start ...

This annual festival brings together chocolatiers, pastry chefs, and cocoa experts from around the world ... holidays offer more than just delicious food; they provide a window into the culture ...

Other Middle Eastern cultures also incorporate eggs into spring festivities. Easter is closely associated with the Jewish spring holiday Passover, which celebrates the exodus from Egypt ...

protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention ...