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The Inti Raymi, performed during the southern hemisphere's winter solstice, was celebrated in other Andean countries as well. This year's celebration took place in Scsayhuaman, a temple in Cusco, Peru. The government expects thousands of tourists for the event, which includes various activities associated with the Inti Raymi performance.
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In Spain, this magical night takes place from 23rd to 24th June and is full of rituals and ancestral traditions. However, the celebration goes far beyond our borders with celebrations in many European countries, on the other side of the Atlantic and even in Asia. But what was the origin of this celebration that coincides in traditions in various parts of the world? Many attribute what is also known as St. John's Eve to an event spread by Christianity because it is celebrated on the eve of St. John the Baptist's Day, on 24th June. However, its origins go much further back in time. Origin of Mid...
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Every three years, in the small Belgian city of Ypres, locals dress up in Papier-mâché cat heads and other forms of feline-inspired attire to celebrate the 'Kattenstoet' ('Festival of the Cats'). A tradition since 1955, it's linked - rather bleakly - to legends about cats once being thrown from a bell tower, the reasoning for which is still subject to speculation... But one thing's for sure: people have always loved an opportunity to dress up and get a little weird. The desire to connect with past traditions, while also subverting them, is what makes folklore so compelling. Its rebellious idea...
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Today, countries across Europe will commemorate the death and martyrdom of their patron saint: George. St. George's Day is marked in Georgia, Bulgaria, Portugal and Romania; and in parts of Spain and Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. In England the date has taken on significance as a celebration of all things patriotic and English, with red and white flags adorning many public buildings and private homes on the most 'English' day of the year. So was St. George originally from England? Or perhaps from Georgia, Hungary or Portugal? Far from it. "How would he have identified hims...
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