Lazaruvane - traditional procession during the Eastern Orthodox feast of Lazareva Subota. The ritual is performed by young girls typically of age 16 who are unmarried, called lazarki, who dance around the village singing songs.They stop from house…

In the past, the Bidayuh ethnic tribe of Sarawak, Malaysia believed that the world was inhabited by both good and evil spirits. According to the traditional beliefs of Malaysians, these spirits are real and they can cause great harm to the…

Koleduvane is a Slavic custom, performed in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia. In Bulgaria, the koledari carolers traditionally start their rounds at midnight on Christmas Eve. They visit the…

Traditional Latvian folklore string music instrument "kokle" is included in the cultural canon of Latvia. The kokles has a hollow trapezoidal body that's topped with a thin ornated wooden soundboard. A distinct feature that sets kokles apart from…

In Ordos, Inner Mongolia (China), the wedding ceremony unfolds as a standardized folklore cultural phenomenon in the form of songs and dances that reflect local customs. The wedding ceremony in Ordos involves a series of traditional activities -…

An ancient tradition in southern Romania (the Olt River region) is the Căluş ritual. It is performed on Pentecost (fifty days after Easter Sunday) by men called "Călușari". The Căluş ritual features a series of games, skits, songs and dances to the…

Ohuokhai is a ritual Yakut dance that consists of nine circles symbolizing the sun. Dancers form a circle and dance, arm in arm, hand in hand, with the left foot put forward, while making rhythmical, graceful movements with their bodies, legs, feet…

The legend from Inner Mongolia is passed from generation to generation, it explains the origins of the morin khuur instrument. The morin khuur is one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity identified by UNESCO.

The…

With the characteristic calling “Drazh se zemyo – shop te gazi!”, the dancers from the Shopian ethnographic folklore area in Bulgaria most accurately describe the energy and dynamism of their performances.

Squatting, springing – abrupt and sharp…

This part of their performance refers us to the richness of the past and the power of folklore that drives young performers to retell the history of traditions with the support of their choreographers.