ISTANBUL (AP) — Francisco Seco has been The Associated Press’ chief photographer in Turkey since 2021. He started as a ...

In South Korea, some 150 historic crafts, customs and celebrations are recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Experience them to gain a deeper insight into the country, which honours its ...

Al-Ayyala is traditionally performed at weddings, on holidays and to welcome visiting heads of state.

Thanks to the GPHA, on Friday December 26, I decided to pass by the cold room near the Sekondi taxi station to pick a gift. The spectacle of the remnant of the first day, December 25, Ankos fiesta and ...

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Memorial Art Gallery celebrated Native American heritage on Saturday with the Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day. Guests enjoyed free museum admission, traditional dances, ...

While practicing a folkloric dance from Veracruz, Mexico, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Henry Maier Festival Park, a group of dance students balanced candles on their heads while making quick steps and ...

Throughout July, Mid-Missouri Dancers have brought in instructors to teach different European-style dances to Columbia residents. The lessons taught so far have been for teenagers and people who are ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival honors loved ones who have passed away, but that's only part of what makes it so special. "The ...

It’s a muggy afternoon in Bali and there’s marinated snapper grilling inside a bamboo shoot over an open flame. I’ve been invited to lunch at the home of a craftsman who lives in a rural village with ...

Get footloose with these Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest dance scenes Photographs selected by Quentin Nardi Text by Tracy Scott Forson In the 1500s, ballet roles for female characters were ...