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Spain’s Pamplona bull-running fiesta back with a bang after COVID ban

July 6, 2022373 Views

Thousands of revellers wearing white clothes and red scarves filled the streets of Spain's Pamplona on Wednesday as the bang of a firecracker kicked off the first San Fermin bull-running festival since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. A light rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of a sea of people packing the northern city's Townhall Square, their clothes already drenched with the red wine and sangria that flow freely during the eight-day festival, made famous by Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises". Revellers gather during the opening of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West The annual event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus restrictions. Animal rights groups want it banned for good. "I've been to San Fermin man...

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Pandemic and war hit tourism in Lalibela, holy Ethiopian site

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May 3, 2021684 Views

As they have done for hundreds of years on the Orthodox Easter weekend, priests wrapped in traditional white robes read the Bible by candlelight on Saturday evening in the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia. The ancient ritual has been a tourist draw in recent years. Tens of thousands of visitors from around Ethiopia and abroad usually come to Lalibela, home to a UNESCO World Heritage site of 12th and 13th century monolithic churches, to celebrate and witness the most important holiday in the Orthodox calendar. Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri But they were missing this year. Even many local worshippers stayed home, reflecting the impact of th...

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Hornbill Festival to be celebrated virtually this year

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November 8, 2020635 Views

Tourists will miss the buzz around this year, which has been associated with the magical Hornbill Festival of Nagaland. The Nagaland government has decided to celebrate the popular Hornbill festival virtually this year, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. In a statement issued on Saturday night, the department of tourism said the annual festival would be observed over audio visual media channels and social media platforms this time, and people can enjoy the tribal dance performances sitting at home. The content for the online programme will be sourced from government archives, it said. Hornbill Festival, held every year from December 1 to 10, showcases the culture, heritage, food and customs of Naga tribes at Kisama village. Sixteen tribes come together to celebr...

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फूल, पानी और स्त्री पर्व

BHASHA SINGH

September 12, 20201834 Views

एक ऐसा उत्सव जो फूलों से शुरू होता है और उन फूलों के जरिए स्त्री शक्ति के आह्वान के साथ जल में प्रवाहित होता है, जीवन धारा के रूप में। स्त्री जीवनदायिनी है, स्त्री जीवन धारा को विकसित-पल्लवित-पुष्पित करती है, जीवन को बड़े पालनाघर में डाल पोसती है, नई ऊंचाइयों तक पहुंचाती है और इसलिए उसका खास महत्व है। तेलंगाना के राज्य उत्सव बाथुकम्मा का मूल मंत्र यही है। चूंकि यह शक्ति हर नारी में है, लिहाजा इस उत्सव में किसी देवी-देवता की मूर्त रूप में पूजा नहीं होती। हर औरत इस शक्ति का स्वरूप है, लिहाजा बराबर है। स्त्रीत्व की जयगाथा का ऐसा कोई और उत्सव दुनिया भर में शायद ही हो जिसमें मूर्त रूप में महिलाएं अपनी शक्तियों का जयगान करें और खुश रहने और खुशी बांटने के लिए बहनापे का जगत में विस्तार करें। इस उत्सव का नाम है बाथुकम्मा, जो दक्षिण भारत के तेलंगाना का ...

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Simple Mysuru Dasara this year

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August 21, 2020622 Views

With the COVID-19 pandemic casting a shadow, the famous Dasara celebrations in the palace city of Mysuru will be a low-key affair this year. "I'm discussing regarding Mysuru Dasara, we will see how it can be celebrated in a simple way and do it," Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday told reporters here in response to a question. The Chief Minister's statement has come amid reports that 'jamboo savari' (procession of caparisoned elephants) and cultural carnival associated with the Mysuru Dasara that attracts large crowd, is likely to be dropped this year, in view of the COVID situation. Celebrated as "Naada Habba" (state festival), the ten-day event every year showcases Karnataka's cultural heritage resplendent with folk art forms. This year Dasara festivitie...

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Devadasi Dance comes into the mainstream

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July 22, 20201253 Views

Devadasi dance by Dr Yashoda Rao Thakore at Khajuraho festival of dances (2015) was perhaps the biggest achievement of this year's dance festival. This was perhaps the first time that Devadasi dance was performed as an independent classical form of dance at any national platform. Yashoda Rao Thakore is a famous Kuchipudi dancer and has written a thesis on 'Temple of Songs of Andhra Temple dancers'. https://youtu.be/GS4ZIB42rDM ...