Saami Council has demanded Square Enix remove the Far Northern Attire from Final Fantasy XIV due to the use of cultural property and an infringement of rights
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Most seasons in Denmark have a cake or bread associated with them – but no other season's sweets have as much hype as the cream bun for the Fastelavn holiday
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Humanity’s written heritage, preserved forever
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The last mustard maker in Dijon
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A Swedish town is on the move, one building at a time – subsidence from the world's biggest iron ore mine threatens to swallow up the Arctic town of Kiruna
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The shape of Vodou in diaspora
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Swedes from across the north-east of England have celebrated the traditional Scandinavian festival of Sankta Lucia at Hexham Abbey
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The Irish art of lilting
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A guide to Norway's Trøndelag – this year's European Region of Gastronomy
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How Jell-O lost its spot as America's favorite dessert
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India’s ghost weddings: where dead children are married off - Pretha Kalyanam
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The history of Halloween
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Temperatures have risen faster in the Arctic region than elsewhere on earth – the impact of climate change is being felt on Greenland's local way of life
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Tango Chirimen and Te-Nassen (A dissertation on applying traditional Japanese textiles to modern garments)
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Gurridyula - Onamission (2022)
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How Japanese grow and eat $46,500 melons
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Don't blame Dostoyevsky - Culture, too, is a casualty of war
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Once a trading gateway to the world, Finland's ancient capital of Turku is carving out a new niche as a Nordic food hotspot
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Indigenous reindeer herders fear the drive towards a more sustainable economy is destroying their traditional way of life and identity in Sweden
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Why is America obsessed with racial trauma?
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Copenhagen left looking sheepish after feta cheese judgment – Denmark loses Greek cheese fight at top EU court
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Denmark opens Flugt refugee museum, recognizing the contribution refugees have made to the Nordic country
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Meet the Polish LARPers who pretend to be American
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Scientists want to protect narwhals, but the Greenlanders who hunt them say their traditions are being ignored
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Mona Lisa targeted in Louvre cake-throwing attack. Famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged.
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A trip to Gee’s Bend, Alabama, where masterpieces hang from clotheslines
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The race to save Ukraine’s sacred art
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Why Americans eat dessert for breakfast
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I have two last names - here is why they both matter
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Danes revel in 'dancing cow day' for first time since Covid outbreak – national event to mark organic dairy cattle's release from winter barns has been online only since 2020
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Katuarpalaaq drum dancing festival brought performers from Alaska, Canada and Greenland together to share their own ways of dancing and singing
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In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom
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Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home – instrument confiscated by the Danes is given back to the Sámi
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Digital archivists race to preserve Ukrainian heritage
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Hiding art in basements, returning loans, reopening as bomb shelters: How Ukraine’s museums are handling the Russian invasion
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Notes on work
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UN's culture agency adds Nordic clinker boats to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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While millions of children all over the world wait eagerly for Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, youngsters in Iceland start receiving their presents on Dec. 11th
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Giant straw goat that has become an annual highlight in the Swedish city of Gävle has been burned by an arsonist... again
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The town where holding fireworks over your head is a tradition
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How Cuban is Cuban bread?
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Ceylon cinnamon has been produced in Sri Lanka for generations. But experienced peelers are now rare.
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All that and a bag of chips: The history of Frito pie
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On the small island of Heimaey, chef Matthías Auðunsson is at the helm of a food movement that honours Iceland's history while coaxing it into a new era of innovation
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What is chess hustling and how much do chess hustlers make?
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A story about living in nature and the value of culture captures the spirit of Finland – Lizzie Enfield explores the remarkable legacy of 'Seitsemän veljestä'
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Understanding tea
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What is Asian American music, really? Seeking more than representation, a critic tries to make sense of a fragmented, disparate musical tradition
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The secret history of Angostura Bitters
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A Finnish drink with a heroic past – in the 16th century, effervescent sima was more desired than beer and has since become the go-to beverage for ushering in spring
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