On October 12, thousands of spectators gathered in the city of Mysuru for a grand procession of elephants, marking the final day of the annual Dussehra festival ...

In order to create a "local era that is good to live anywhere in Korea," the Folk Museum of Korea will be relocated to Sejong City National Museum Complex and will play a leading role in the ...

2. “Going Down To Mississippi” by Phil Ochs Phil Ochs knew his way around political protest songs in the 1960s, the most well-known being the 1965 folk song “Going Down To Mississippi”.

AS part of its mission to present folk art in a context “that can overcome ignorance and promote understanding,” the Museum of International Folk Art has displayed art from the farthest ...

Leilani Osmundson At the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, visitors can learn about traditional Norwegian architecture, early farm life and more. Several buildings are worth checking out at ...

The Believe It Or Not? event at Ryedale Folk Museum near Kirkbymoorside features more than 200 objects, from crystal balls to "witch posts". Researcher Rosie Barratt said it aimed to show how ...

Charlie Cooper - pictured with a costume head of Black Shuck, a ghostly dog said to roam East Anglia - says folklore can help people feel connected to their environment Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest.

Arguably one of Bob Dylan’s greatest songs of his career, the 1963 song “Blowin’ In The Wind” is a notable Americana protest song. Not only is the song itself compositionally sound, but ...

Photographs of traditional English folk events have been given trigger ... on the website of the North Lincolnshire Museum have now been issued with content warnings over their potential to ...

The state's folklore includes enduring tales of the Lost Dutchman Mine, Hi Jolly's camel adventures and eerie warnings about La Llorona and Skinwalkers. Some of these stories are rooted in ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Taylor Swift, winner of Album of the Year for 'Folklore', poses ... [+] in the media room during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond Folk Festival is marking its 20th year on Richmond's iconic riverfront by "bringing back some great artists" the three-day event has featured over the past two decades.