Located on an island in the San Francisco Bay and the stuff of movie folklore, Alcatraz was closed in 1963 due to high costs in upkeep. Skip next section Similar stories from United States of America ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish folklore ensemble, Ashti (Peace) Group, celebrated the richness of Kurdish heritage and cultural identity at the Damascus Opera House, showcasing traditional ...

Mario Cantone (And Just Like That, Surf's Up) and Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation) star in this folktale about how the giraffe got its long neck, and how ...

Week-long celebration will unite dancers from four continents, expand to neighboring mountain towns, and keep every show free to the public ...

The AI Mazu was open to devotee interactions between 16 and 20 April, as part of the celebrations of the deity’s 1,065th birthday according to Chinese folklore.

Poets, often dubbed as ‘kavishar’, performing at the Kavishri Darbar organised by the Punjabi Sahit Akademi on Sunday, highlighted the growing neglect of traditional folklore. They said ...

The first celebrates the natural world and the ethereal pleasures of elven life, presenting a playful and sensual interpretation of folklore through classic and neo-burlesque routines, poetry ...

It is a collection of short stories drawn from Guyanese folklore and village life; tales passed down by her brother-in-law, Sereste George, and shaped by her own memories. “They’re full of ...

The roots of matrilineal, intergenerational violence. The roots of birth, death and everything between in a state where folklore, superstition and myth intermingle with the pervasive influence of ...

His body is displayed in a simple zinc coffin inside a wooden one, which will remain open during the ostension. Before his death, Pope Francis insisted that his body not be displayed on a ...

From 11am on Wednesday 23 April, hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica, where the pontiff's body will be on display until ...