Tradition

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Preserving the past: The return of Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage

In partnership with Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is reclaiming and preserving its rich cultural heritage through the work of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent.

20/10/2025

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Thousands join Santiago’s annual Zombiewalk in a celebration of horror

Thousands took to the streets of Santiago on Sunday for Zombiewalk 2025, the annual parade of the living dead that has become a highlight of the Chilean capital’s cultural scene.

20/10/2025

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Elephants at Oregon Zoo crush giant pumpkins to celebrate Halloween

Elephants at the Oregon Zoo in Portland marked the arrival of Halloween season on Thursday by stomping, crushing, and eating giant pumpkins during the zoo’s annual “Squishing of the Squash” event.

17/10/2025

Cult

Planting seeds of heritage and strokes of tradition in Chile | CULT

In partnership with Media City

In the coastal village of Matanzas, Chile, volunteers from Qatar Museums’ Years of Culture programme join locals to restore native plants and paint a mural celebrating Qatari and Chilean heritage.

15/10/2025

Art

Sex, skeletons and rituals: Marina Abramović’s 'Balkan Erotic Epic'

Marina Abramović turns 80 next year, and the world’s most influential performance artist is not slowing down. She brings sex, ritual, and the supernatural to the UK, in a provocative reenactment of Balkan erotic rites. 'Balkan Erotic Epic' starts in Manchester on Thursday.

08/10/2025

Focus

What went into creating Uzbekistan’s Center for Islamic Civilization?

In partnership with Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan

The Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan is taking shape in Tashkent as a cultural and educational project of international scale.

08/10/2025

Silk Road Adventures

Uzbekistan’s Navoi: eco-villages, yurts and timeless heritage

In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s Navoi region combines sustainable tourism with cultural heritage, from eco-villages and family-run guesthouses to historic fortresses, petroglyphs and traditional nomadic yurts.

07/10/2025

Around Azerbaijan

Slow living and slow food give Azerbaijan’s Ismayilli its unique charm

In partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board

Discover how Azerbaijan’s Ismayilli District is reinventing itself, welcoming new residents and artisans without compromising its authentic rural identity.

07/10/2025

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Slovenia’s R.o.R. festival concludes with a tribute to Earth

The R.o.R. Festival, part of the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025 programme, concluded on Sunday in Nova Gorica after four days of exhibitions, performances and installations exploring humanity’s connection with the universe.

07/10/2025

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A two-year-old girl is chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess

A two-year-old girl was carried through the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday to be installed as Nepal’s new living goddess during the country’s largest annual festival.

30/09/2025

Cult

‘A Seat at the Table’ exhibition in Doha

In partnership with Media City

Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art is serving up a feast for the senses with A Seat at the Table: Food and Feasting in the Islamic World. The exhibition explores the role of food in shaping identity, faith and cultural exchange.

25/09/2025

Silk Road Adventures

Rishtan pottery: the Uzbek town where clay becomes timeless craft

In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan

In Rishtan, Uzbekistan, red earth becomes art. Masters and apprentices craft unique ceramics with natural glazes, preserving a timeless tradition.

23/09/2025

Partner content

Discover Suwalszczyzna: wild beauty in Poland’s northeast

Partner content presented by Polish Tourism Organisation

When the noise of everyday life gets too much, respite can be found on Poland’s northeastern edge.

19/09/2025

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Tradition and wilderness in Poland’s Podlasie

Partner content presented by Polish Tourism Organisation

Some places in Poland are difficult to describe in a single word. The northeastern most region of Podlasie is one of them. Here, cultures, religions and traditions intertwine, shaped by centuries of coexistence.

19/09/2025

Focus

Bukhara Biennial: Healing through art and culture on the Silk Road

In partnership with Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan

The inaugural Bukhara Biennial, themed “Recipes for Broken Hearts”, brings over 200 artists from 40 countries to the Silk Road city, blending art, healing and heritage in Uzbekistan.

16/09/2025

Partner content

Where to taste Spain’s regions in certified restaurants abroad

Partner content presented by Food and Wines from Spain

Foods from Spain and Alimentos de España brings Spain’s regions to Europe’s tables, with certified restaurants serving authentic flavours from Andalusia to Galicia.

15/09/2025

Silk Road Adventures

Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley: land of silk, craft and fertile vineyards

In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan

Fergana Valley offers fertile landscapes, silk workshops, historic palaces, and traditions that make it Uzbekistan’s cultural and natural heart.

09/09/2025

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Hundreds march in Havana for feast of Cuba’s patron saint

Hundreds of Cubans marched through Havana on Sunday in a procession honouring the Virgin of Charity, the country’s patron saint, on her feast day.

09/09/2025

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Jaškovo breaks own world record with longest strudel ever baked

The small Croatian village of Jaškovo has reclaimed its place in the Guinness Book of World Records by baking a strudel measuring 3,136 metres in length.

09/09/2025

Green News

Sweden’s Sami warn of cultural erasure from mining and climate change

Europe’s largest rare earth deposit could cut off Sami reindeer migration routes.

08/09/2025