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Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.
Inside the National Speleotherapy Clinic in Belarus, where treatments are carried out in an active salt mine nearly 1,400 feet underground.
soviet architecture

On Vacation in Soviet-Era Sanatoriums

The treatments are no longer mandatory, but they're still available.
Anika Burgess August 19, 2019
First Official 4th of July Celebration Plaque
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

First Official 4th of July Celebration Plaque

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.
The Easter egg tree custom, pictured here in Saalfeld, Germany, gained some ground in the United States.
food

How Easter Egg Trees Almost Became an American Tradition

Like the Christmas tree, they were probably a German import.
Anne Ewbank April 17, 2019
A medieval illustration of the bitter herbs traditionally eaten at the Passover Seder.
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Look Inside a Precious Passover Haggadah From Medieval Italy

It's on public view for the first time since 1900.
Matthew Taub April 10, 2019
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Fesikh

On Sham el-Nessim, Egyptians celebrate spring by gathering around picnic spreads of fermented fish.
The Gnome gnows!!
Silverado, California

Modjeska Shakespeare

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.
Squirrel hunting in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
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The Cajun Town That Shuts Down for 'Squirrel Day'

Hunting season starts with a mass migration to the woods.
Jordan LaHaye March 11, 2019
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Jjajang Myeon

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.
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Shahi Tukda

This sugar-soaked South Asian sweet isn’t your basic bread pudding.
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Khapse

On Tibetan New Year, deep-fried cookies take the form of auspicious symbols and festive snacks.
holidays

15 Glorious Hangover 'Cures' From Around the World

Atlas Obscura readers share their tried-and-true favorites.
Eric Grundhauser December 31, 2018
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Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.
How are you going to ring in the new year?
holidays

27 Unique New Year's Traditions From Our Readers

Find a novel way to ring in the year!
Eric Grundhauser December 26, 2018
Even some cartoonish dessert lampreys have scary teeth.
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Lampreia de Ovos

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.
Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden's Floating Christmas Market

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.
A bowl of cinnamon-topped Risengrød.
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Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Venezuela.
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Pan de Jamón

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.