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There are scores of foods whose deadliness equals their deliciousness. In Namibia, the giant African bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus) locally known as efuma or...

The belief in the evil eye dates back to the bronze age, when eye-shaped amulets were first crafted. Hand-shaped charms...

Let’s move on to one of the favourite times of the year, Christmas. You can find many traditions across Europe...

It will stun many that the bean cake called akara among the Yoruba, kosai in Hausa, acarajé in Brazil and kose in Ghana is not just a street...

Most first-time visitors to Japan are struck by how clean the country is. Then they notice the absence of litter...

What is so interesting and fascinating about Indian weddings? It turns out that Indians pay special attention to astrological compatibility....

They say there is nothing new under the sun. Whatever you think seems impossible and abnormal, seems totally normal in...

A traditional sporting event: this regatta consists, indeed, of a fleet of floating bathtubs decorated in unusual and original ways....

It’s a custom almost every Bhutanese knows about, but would rather not discuss. It is an old courtship ritual that...

Tanzverbot is the German term for "dancing ban". In Germany and Switzerland, dancing on some holidays is banned by most...