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Bosnia’s “Balkan Blues” earns UNESCO recognition

December 27, 2024110 Views

Every Friday, folk musician Enes Salman performs the Sevdalinka, an ancient form of love song from Bosnia and Herzegovina that this month was included in UNESCO's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Sevdalinka, often referred to as the Balkan Blues, is a melancholic urban love song dating back to the 16th century. It is a mix of South Slavic oral poetry and the music of the Ottoman Empire. Salman is one of a few musicians who are keeping the old tradition alive. Bosnian musician Enes Salman plays the accordion while performing the traditional love song Sevdalinka, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Amel Emric "I have been playing and singing Sevdalinka since I was 14," Salman said before a recent performance. Sevdalinka, often pe...

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Lotus Lantern Festival draws thousands in Seoul for Buddha’s birthday

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May 13, 2024423 Views

Holding umbrellas and pink paper lotus flowers, thousands of South Koreans joyously filled the wet streets of Seoul in an annual festival anticipating Buddha’s birthday the coming week. Despite the rain, organizers expected a turnout of around 50,000 people for Saturday’s Yeon Deung Hoe, or Lotus Lantern Festival, whose evening parade draws huge crowds out to see the featured floats, some carried and others rolled on wheels along the downtown area of the capital, Seoul. Lanterns hang around Jogye temple as part of festivities to celebrate the birthday of Buddha in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) The festival — which began more than 1,000 years ago and was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020 — aims to spread t...