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16 February 2026

A man dressed as Rumita starts the parade that goes from the woods to the center of town in Satriano di Lucania, Italy, on February 15, 2026. The Satriano Carnival is an old folk festival that occurs on the Saturday and Sunday before Shrove Tuesday, and it is considered the most unique in Basilicata. The uniqueness of this carnival ritual lies in the presence of three typical masks that parade through the streets of the town: Rumita, Urs, and Quaresima. It is considered one of the last arboreal and ancestral rituals to have survived in their entirety.

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16 February 2026

A man dressed as Rumita starts the parade that goes from the woods to the center of town in Satriano di Lucania, Italy, on February 15, 2026. The Satriano Carnival is an old folk festival that occurs on the Saturday and Sunday before Shrove Tuesday, and it is considered the most unique in Basilicata. The uniqueness of this carnival ritual lies in the presence of three typical masks that parade through the streets of the town: Rumita, Urs, and Quaresima. It is considered one of the last arboreal and ancestral rituals to have survived in their entirety.

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11 July 2025

Oaxacan alebrijes, a unique artisanal expression that combines fantasy with artistic skills, are seen during the Guelaguetza Tlalpan 2025 festival in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 10, 2025. For the first time, the Tlalpan Mayor's Office hosts the traditional festival, an emblem of Oaxaca. For four days, from Thursday, July 10 to Sunday, July 13, visitors to the mayor's office experience the cultural richness of the Guelaguetza or Guendalezaa, meaning ''offering'' in Zapotec, which brings together traditional dance groups, Oaxacan bands, typical gastronomy, and crafts.

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11 July 2025

Oaxacan alebrijes, a unique artisanal expression that combines fantasy with artistic skills, are seen during the Guelaguetza Tlalpan 2025 festival in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 10, 2025. For the first time, the Tlalpan Mayor's Office hosts the traditional festival, an emblem of Oaxaca. For four days, from Thursday, July 10 to Sunday, July 13, visitors to the mayor's office experience the cultural richness of the Guelaguetza or Guendalezaa, meaning ''offering'' in Zapotec, which brings together traditional dance groups, Oaxacan bands, typical gastronomy, and crafts.

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11 July 2025

Oaxacan alebrijes, a unique artisanal expression that combines fantasy with artistic skills, are seen during the Guelaguetza Tlalpan 2025 festival in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 10, 2025. For the first time, the Tlalpan Mayor's Office hosts the traditional festival, an emblem of Oaxaca. For four days, from Thursday, July 10 to Sunday, July 13, visitors to the mayor's office experience the cultural richness of the Guelaguetza or Guendalezaa, meaning ''offering'' in Zapotec, which brings together traditional dance groups, Oaxacan bands, typical gastronomy, and crafts.

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12 June 2025

Folk wood art in Polish contryside

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12 June 2025

Folk wood art in Polish contryside

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10 June 2025

The Santa Justa hermitage is located on Santa Justa beach in the municipality of Ubiarco, Santillana del Mar, Spain. It is a semi-excavated structure in the rock of an anticline. In 2010, it is declared a Site of Local Interest with the category of building. Semi-cave-like in nature, it has only two masonry stone walls and a single-pitched tiled roof, all of which are attached to the cliff.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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6 March 2025

Locals from the Sasak ethnic group use nets to participate in the tradition of Bau Nyale, or ''catching sea worms,'' at Seger Beach, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on February 18, 2025. Each year, thousands of people descend on Seger Beach and the surrounding coves in the early hours of the morning. They come armed with torches, buckets, and nets, waiting for a phenomenon rooted in ancient folklore. These people are the Sasak, the Indigenous tribe of Lombok. Every year, the Sasak gather to catch sea worms as part of a unique tradition in Lombok. Worms are often associated with prosperity and fertility. Farmers often use them to fertilize their crops in the hope of a bumper harvest.

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