For Noa Argamani’s 26th birthday, her family held a dinner with cake and two empty chairs: one for her and one for her boyfriend. Both were seen on video being kidnapped by Hamas.
Tag: Festivals
Videos Capture Two Partygoers Being Kidnapped by Militants at Music Festival
Videos verified by The New York Times show the abduction of a woman at a music festival in Israel near the Gaza border.
A Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year.
Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm.
2 Arrested in Hong Kong After Dousing Police With Water Guns
Songkran, a traditional Thai festival, often involves splashing and squirting. But the continuing crackdowns on all forms of dissent in Hong Kong made things different this year.
Why This Colombian Town Still Celebrates Christmas in February
The Afro-Colombian residents of Quinamayó have followed a unique tradition: celebrating Christmas 40 days after the traditional date, a custom begun under the subjugation of slavery.
Israeli Filmmaker’s Critique of ‘The Kashmir Files’ Draws Fierce Backlash
The filmmaker, Nadav Lapid, criticized “The Kashmir Files,” a Hindi-language film that depicts a violent chapter in the restive region of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Nyege Nyege, a Cutting-Edge Music Festival in Uganda, Keeps the Beat
Despite being called “immoral” by some politicians, this year’s Nyege Nyege festival celebrated diversity and innovation in contemporary African music.
Britain’s ‘Brexit Festival’ Is Under Investigation
The festival, a series of exhibitions officially called “Unboxed: Creativity in the U.K.,” came to be known as the “Festival of Brexit.” It cost 120 million pounds.
Mexico Has Tequila. Peru, Pisco. In Colombia, a Push for Viche, Now Legal.
Invented by formerly enslaved people, viche, a cane sugar liquor, was long banned, a sort of Colombian moonshine. Now, it’s a symbol of the country’s often ignored Afro-Colombian culture.
How the King of Rock ’n’ Roll Still Makes Australia Sing
Elvis never played a concert “down under,” but that hasn’t stopped tens of thousands of Australians from making him their own at an annual festival.