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Songkran is a festival that symbolizes the traditional beginning of the New Year in the Thai calendar and is regarded as one of the country’s most important cultural events. The name of the festival derives from the Sanskrit word “Sankranti,” which fundamentally means “to move,” “to proceed,” or “a transition.”Thailand NOW, ‘’Maha Songkran Festival 2025’’, Thailand NOW, son erişim tarihi: 29 Ekim 2025, https://www.thailandnow.in.th/event/songkran-festival/ ">【1】 Astrologically, this transitio

Ayvaz Dede Festivals (Ajvatovica), Bosnia and Herzegovina, are a religious and cultural event held to commemorate Ayvaz Dede. The festivals take place annually on the last Sunday of June, near the town of Prusac (Akhisar), within the Donji Vakuf Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Activities include collective processions, visits, prayers, worship, and traditional rituals. 512th Ayvaz Dede Festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TRT News) " youtube-video-element-format="right" youtube-video-id=

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a traditional cultural and religious holiday observed in various regions of Latin America, especially Mexico, dedicated to honoring deceased family members and ancestors. Celebrated annually on November 1 and 2, the festivities are based on the belief that the souls of the deceased return briefly to the world of the living. The holiday is known for its colorful rituals that emphasize the continuity of life, family bonds, and intergenerational memo

Imagine this: on the coldest days of winter, when everyone has retreated indoors, sudden jingling sounds and laughter rise from outside. These noises announce the arrival of the Köse Gelin game, a tradition that has been practiced for centuries in the villages of Anatolia. Have you ever imagined a giant, furry figure and a beautifully dressed bride knocking on your door and dancing in the freezing air? This game is one of our most joyful traditions, played to celebrate the end of winter and the

Rath Yatra is a religious festival of great significance in Hindu culture, commonly known as the "chariot procession." Its origins trace back to the Jagannath Mandir in the city of Jagannath Puri, located in the Odisha state of eastern India. The festival involves the ceremonial transportation of the sacred wooden idols of the Hindu deities Lord Jagannath (an incarnation of Shri Krishna), his brother Balaram, and his sister Subhadra, placed on elaborately decorated chariots (rath), through the s

Pıngıdık Oyunu is a traditional folk game and rite of passage practiced by the Tahtacı Türkmen community in Gökbük Village of the Finike district in Türkiye’s Antalya province. It is classified as a “spectacle game” and is widely believed to originate from Central Asian Turkic traditions and early Anatolian theatrical/ritual practices. It is recorded that the game was officially included in Türkiye’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014. Game Area, Timing and Social Context

Galičnik Wedding is a traditional wedding ceremony unique to the Mijak (Mijaç) ethnographic region, practiced for centuries in the mountain village of Galičnik, within the boundaries of the Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality in western North Macedonia. Held around the Orthodox Christian feast day of Saints Peter and Paul (July 12), the ceremony is historically linked to the village’s socio-economic structure, patterns of migration, belief systems, and social memory. Today, the Galičnik Wedding is