Throwing food feels almost...carnal. You toss aside all your worries and just go all out -- playfully of course! Maybe that’s why I was tempted to partake in Spain’s La Tomatina, the World’s Biggest Food...
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April Fool’s Day Around the World
Jokes and pranks can easily be lost in translation, so how can a tradition built on them survive on a global scale? As it turns out, the idea of playing light-hearted practical jokes to ring in...
Easter Around the World
Like all great things in life, Easter traditions have been influenced by countless voices and perspectives over the years. Religious or not, Easter has always been about coming together to enjoy an amazing homemade meal...
Las Fallas: The Spanish Fire Festival
Las Fallas is one of Europe's most unique festivals, celebrated every March in Valencia, Spain. This festival is full of energy and spirit, vibrant colors, fire, and plenty of noise and smoke, attracting visitors from...
Traditions of Love on Valentine’s Day
Red roses, proposals, superstitions - and a thousand paper cranes: Mira Shin explores how Valentine's Day is celebrated around the world. In anticipation of the world’s best-known lovers’ occasion, Valentine’s Day, the ubiquitous symbols of...
Your Guide to Rio Carnival
Attracting revellers across the globe, Rio Carnival is quite literally the greatest party in the world. Celebrated the weekend before Lent, people of all ages come and let their hair down as they shake their...