Behdienkhlam Festival: How Jowai’s Pnar Community Drives Away Disease 
Kandali Festival: Why Rung Women Uproot a 12-Year Flower 
Hilljatra Festival: The Masked Agricultural Festival of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand 
Raulane Festival: The Ancient Himalayan Festival of Kinnaur, History, Rituals & Meaning 
Can Traditional Festivals Become Zero-Waste Without Losing Their Cultural Meaning? 
Festival Food Waste: What Happens to Uneaten Food?
An hour before a food festival closes, most stalls are still fully stocked. Vendors would...
How Much Festival Waste Does a Single Event Actually Produce?
Glastonbury draws around 200,000 people. Oktoberfest draws 6.5 million, more than thirty times as many....
India Crosses 300 GW Non-Fossil Power Capacity as Solar Drives Clean Energy Expansion
India has crossed a major threshold in its electricity transition, with non-fossil fuel-based installed power...
How Religious Festivals Affect River Water Quality
In late January 2026, ammonia levels in the Yamuna spiked to roughly three times what...
What Happens to Festival Flowers After They’re Thrown Away?
The morning after Ganesh Visarjan, the ghats look nothing like the night before. The drums...
Traditional Festivals That Are Disappearing
In February 2024, the city of Oshu in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture held the Sominsai Festival...
How to Travel Responsibly During Major Festivals
Every November in Northern Thailand, the Yi Peng festival held alongside the nationwide Loy Krathong...
The Economic Impact of Festivals on Local Communities
In January 2025, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister projected the Maha Kumbh Mela would add $24-30...
Why UNESCO Recognizes Cultural Festivals
On December 4, 2024, delegates in a conference room in Asunción, Paraguay voted on something...
How Festivals Preserve Culture Around the World
At 4 a.m. on a winter morning in Prayagraj, more than 25 million people once...