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The Marathon March shortly after the start in downtown Stockholm.

Marathon March

A competition inspired by Stephen King's psychological horror novel "The Long Walk."

Jagannath Temple.

Jagannath Temple

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

Svið

In Icelandic cuisine, few things are more traditional than half a sheep's head.

Moon over the fort.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Fort Ouiatenon

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

Ōzora-chō, Japan

Shibazakura Park

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Pyrotechnics at work.

Parrandas of Remedios

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.

Young women, with blinis, and Lady Maslenitsa burning in the background.

Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

Barmbrack from Imen Mcdonnell's 'The Farmette Cookbook'

Barmbrack

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

Colored butter is molded onto placards.

The Ephemeral Butter Art of Tibetan Buddhism

The artists need cold fingers and plenty of patience.

Anne Ewbank May 23, 2018

Sarde in Saor

Venetians celebrate the end of a 16th-century plague with sweet and sour sardines.

Mengwi, Indonesia

Ogoh-Ogoh Museum

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

Saint Agatha's Breasts

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.

Oscypek

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

The bread arches at night.

Every Easter, a Sicilian Town Builds a Cathedral Out of Bread

It's a competitive team sport.

Vittoria Traverso March 30, 2018

Jack-in-the Green May Day Festival, 2014.

Hastings, England

Jack in the Green

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

Buns on buns.

Once a Year, This Island Goes Completely Vegetarian

The Cheung Chau Bun Festival commemorates a Taoist ritual.

Laura Kiniry March 8, 2018

Wara Art

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Kawazu cherry trees.

Kawazu Sakura Festival

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.