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For generations, two Nigerian villages have cleared a four-kilometre road together each year, then celebrated with dancing, feasting, and unity. This March, the tradition brought hundreds together once more to honor their unbroken bond.
Thousands gathered in northern Italy to hurl tons of oranges at each other in a 800-year-old carnival celebrating freedom. The three-day Battle of Oranges brings history to life with the world's fruitiest food fight.
Over 11,500 people filled the streets of Cologne for Germany's beloved Carnival parade, continuing a centuries-old tradition of art, music, and community celebration. Despite snowy weather, revelers traveled from across Germany to enjoy elaborate floats, 1,122 musicians, and 300 tons of sweets.
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More than 3,100 literature lovers flocked to New Bedford, Massachusetts, to hear Herman Melville's classic novel read aloud for 25 straight hours. The 30-year tradition celebrates America's greatest novel in the city where Melville himself once set sail.