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Costumes, Cowbells Herald Spanish Winter Ritual
SILIÓ, Spain—The clanging of cowbells at daybreak in a remote Spanish village represented the restoration of the cosmic order as an ancient winter festival returned from a pandemic-induced hiatus. The men of Silió, a village of some 500 inhabitants in northern Spain’s Cantabria region, again dressed in homemade costumes and recreated the ritual slaughtering of […]
Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. When a famous model spends the holidays in her small town, she falls in love with her childhood pal, a local farmer, as they try to save the Santaland festival, discovering that true love and beauty come from within, and […]
Teen Dead, 3 Others Injured in Shooting at ‘Unpermitted’ DC Music Festival
One teenager has been killed and three people, including a police officer, injured during a shooting at an “unpermitted” music festival in Washington D.C. on Sunday afternoon, according to law enforcement. The incident occurred at around 6 p.m. in the area of 14th and U Street, near a Juneteenth Music Concert, during an event called “Moechella,” D.C. Metropolitan […]
Agency: 1 Dead, 7 Injured in Oklahoma Festival Shooting
TAFT, Okla.—Authorities said a 26-year-old man was in custody after one person was killed and seven people were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma, where witnesses described frantic people running for cover amid gunfire. An arrest warrant was issued for Skyler Buckner and he turned himself in to […]
1 Dead, Several Injured in Shooting at Mississippi Festival
JACKSON, Miss.—A law enforcement officer shot and killed one of the people suspected of firing shots at a festival in Mississippi, a sheriff said late Saturday. Organizers said Sunday that, in response to the shootings, they canceled the final day of the Mississippi Mudbug Festival at the state fairgrounds in Jackson. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree […]
Festival of Lights Illuminates Battersea
From a giant origami glowing red tiger to illuminated humanoids leaping to the future—it’s all part of Battersea Power Station’s light festival. One of six exhibits this year, it combines ancient methods of lantern-making with cutting-edge design and technology, as the festival returns to London for its second outing.