Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, and during this time, many people give up something that they love, such as their ...

Dresden was ruled by the impressively named Augustus the Strong from the late 17th century well into the 18th century, and ...

Calvary United Methodist Church and the citizens of Mount Airy have a long and rich history and tradition of attending to the ...

The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.

The evening’s narrator, Jonathan Scofield Yarrington, called The Mystic Krewe of Zeus together to enjoy the Coronation of ...

Bradford-on-Avon’s renowned Pancake Day Race took place over the weekend, as competitors and attendees took to a new location ...

Imagine a day filled with laughter, joy, and colours - that's what Holi offers to locals and tourists visiting India. This festival of colours is not only a celebration but a symbol of good triumphing ...

There was lots of pancake flipping fun at Norwich Cathedral to celebrate Shrove Tuesday on March 4. Armed with their frying ...

The head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem has criticized U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...

The funeral took place in Navan on Tuesday of last week of Bernard Reilly, better known as Barney, former Trimgate Street ...

When someone thinks of Fasnacht, their imaginations may transport them to the hills of Helvetia, W.Va., where festival goers ...

Historian Barry West has traced the history of the ancient game, which is still played passionately between Townsmen and ...