Rituals and Traditions
How Ancient Arts Are Inspiring Modern Electronics
Engineers are finding a connection between paper snowflakes and wearable devices that stretch and bend with your body
How Enslaved Chefs Helped Shape American Cuisine
Black cooks created the feasts that gave the South its reputation for hospitality
Preserved Māori Head Returns to New Zealand
The sacred items were once widely collected by Europeans. In recent years, New Zealand has worked to secure the repatriation of these ancestral remains
Raising a Glass to Armenia’s Elaborate Toasting Tradition
In the backyard of the world’s oldest-known winery, a cherished national tradition evolved
A Search for Mysteries and Monsters in Small Town America
How monster festivals became American pilgrimage sites
How a Fallback to Historic Traditions Might Save Catalonia’s Red Shrimp Fishery
The Boquera brothers, two fishermen from the Costa Brava, are part an innovative management plan that combines science with maritime skills and knowledge
For Hundreds of Years, Papier-Mâché Has Lent a Surreal Face to Catalan Culture
Street performers disguised as Giants and Big Heads blend reverence with ribaldry at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Point of Armenia's Splashy Holiday Is Getting Wet
The ancient tradition of Vardavar attracts tourists to Armenia, but bring a change of clothes
How Soup Nourishes Barcelona's Tradition of Welcoming Immigrants
In the town plaza of Nou Barris, a festival feast mixes together the spices and flavorings of the world’s cuisines
King T’Challa’s Black Panther Suit, a Bold Statement of Afrofuturist Pride, Comes to the Smithsonian
Pounce on the opportunity to celebrate contemporary African-African filmmaking at the National Museum of African American History and Culture this fall
Why This Year's Royal Wedding Cake Won't Be a Disgusting Fruitcake
Wedding guests of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry can have their cake – and this time they’ll want to eat it, too
How African Female Ex-Slaves Became Agooji Warriors
During the 17th century, the Agooji were a battle-hardened, all-female warrior force that held a special place within the African kingdom of Dahomey
This African Warrior Ceremony Was Highly Intimidating
When France sent ambassador Jean-Marie Bayol to Dahomey to secure a deal for the kingdom's rich natural resources, he was greeted by an elite force
A Brief History of State Dinners
The White House first hosted King David Kalākaua, of the Kingdom of Hawaii for a state dinner back in 1874
The Reckoning
Thirty years ago, an acclaimed series of documentaries introduced the world to an isolated tribe in Papua New Guinea. What happened when the cameras left?
When Scientists "Discover" What Indigenous People Have Known For Centuries
When it supports their claims, Western scientists value what Traditional Knowledge has to offer. If not, they dismiss it
Scientists Recreate a Stone Age Cremation
A scientist recreates a Stone Age funeral pyre using nothing but resources from that era. The makeshift pyre achieves same temperatures as a crematorium
President Lincoln’s Last Christmas
The character of American Christmas changed as a result of the Civil War
Marshmallow-Topped Hot Chocolate Will Keep You Warm This Long Solstice Night
Marshmallows and hot chocolate each have a long history, but their union only dates back about a century
Why Iceland's Christmas Witch Is Much Cooler (and Scarier) Than Krampus
With roots dating back to the 13th century, Gryla is not to be messed with
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