traditions
South India Is Struggling to Overcome Its Forced Euthanasia Problem
For years, young people in South India have been euthanizing their elders to end their suffering or because they can no longer look after them, but change may have come after a wave of media attention.
Fat Suits and 'Je Suis Charlie' Pins at Greek Halloween
Ragoutsaria has its roots in ancient Dionysian rituals and is supposed to scare away evil spirits.
My Big Fat Greek New Year Involves Shoving Coins into Cakes
I am proudly one-quarter Greek, and in the annual perineum between Christmas and New Year's, the only thing to do is make a vasilopita. Oh, you don’t know what that is? Why, it’s a Greek thing, of course.
Folk Traditions Are What Makes Britain Weird
'Ceremony' is an exhibition about whatever is going on in the Great British Countryside.
There's Still Something Mythical About Small-Town Finland
Five photographers traveled to Kainuu in Northeast Finland, the birthplace of the Kalevala, and explored the mythology through contemporary photography. I called up one of the guys, Aapo, to chat about the project.
A People’s History of April Fools' Day
The secret story of class warfare, xenophobia, and torture at the root of the popular holiday.
How the Super Bowl Screws New Orleans
For the pleasure of the assholes who will flood New Orleans for the Super Bowl, the city's working overtime and even dissing Mardi Gras, its oldest tradition and most reliable financial benefactor. Per usual, what the New Orleans government won't do...