traditions

Saudi musicians to write coffee symphony

Saudi musicians to write coffee symphony

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture announced that it would run a competition called “Maazoufat Al-Qahwa Al-Saoudiyya” (Saudi Coffee Symphony), as part of the “Year of Saudi Coffee” activities

World prepares for Nowruz

World prepares for Nowruz

The UN has marked 21 March as International Nowruz Day — a celebration of spring and the connection between humans and nature. Here, we look at the similarities between, and peculiarities across, the nations that commemorate this ancient rite, National Geographic writes. Every March, 300 million people from across the world take part in celebrations that involve leaping over bonfires, performing folk music and reciting poems, cleaning every inch of their homes and eating copious amounts of home-cooked food in the process.

Love, North Caucasus style

Love, North Caucasus style

In the North Caucasus, traditional and modern expectations of relationships are more chequered than a patchwork quilt. Here’s how young couples negotiate them

Moscow Festival ‘Our Product’

Moscow Festival ‘Our Product’

The festival ‘Our product’ is taking place these days in Moscow. The Muscovites and the guests of the city will know about the traditions, originated many centuries ago, with traditional crafts; they will treated with the meals …