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Despite the risk of dislocated fingers and strained sinews, more than 150 men from Bavaria gathered to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling. The “finger wrestlers” met in a big beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren. Around 1,000 visitors cheered on the all-male contestants as they gulped down their national beer and world-famous German sausages while Bavarian live music filled the air. Finger wrestling, a well-known competitive sport in Germany’s Alpine region and neighbouring Austria, originated as a way to settle disputes. “...
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Croatia's capital Zagreb is hosting a three-day "Festival of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" at the Peščenica Cultural Centre, featuring exhibitions, films, and workshops aimed at fostering solidarity and social inclusion for people with disabilities, as well as raising awareness about the daily challenges they face. Project coordinator Sara Markus told Euronews that the festival highlights the positive impact of people with disabilities in society. "Often, the focus is on the rights that people with disabilities are denied, the obstacles they encounter, and their struggles," she said...
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Famed as the world’s leading festival of creativity, SXSW is making its European debut next year with an edition landing in London come June 2025. The South by Southwest festival, held annually in Austin, Texas, is set to take over dozens of venues in London's cool, creative Shoreditch neighbourhood in its trademark celebration of innovation across science, tech and culture. “SXSW London will build on Austin’s incredible legacy, presenting an event that underpins why SXSW is the go-to destination for professionals and creatives seeking meaningful connections, unexpected experiences and ideas t...
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Despite the unseasonably chilly weather, festival season is almost upon us. But with UK ticket prices soaring this year, some British revellers are having to choose between seeing their favourite artists in a muddy field and their usual European summer break. How about if you could combine the two without doubling your spend - or getting rained on? European festival tickets can be more than 50 per cent cheaper than their UK counterparts, according to experts at online travel agent Loveholidays. That means, for the price of a Glastonbury ticket, you could be picnicking on a Spanish beach before...
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A pair of black-and-white feet are painted on the façade of the Giudecca island prison chapel in Venice. Responsible for the larger-than-life brushstrokes is Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, who is showing the wall art piece now until November as part of the 2024 Venice Biennale. Although the 129-year-old annual art event attracts roughly 800,000 patrons per annum, according to organisers, exhibition commissioner Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonca said Cattelan's work would be poignant to a particular set of viewers – prison inmates residing near the chapel. "It is a message that says: 'We a...
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In addition to strolling the beloved Portobello Road Market and Holland Park, visitors to Notting Hill will soon be able to journey across the world – to Taiwan, more specifically. The chic neighbourhood’s Coronet Theatre is playing host to London’s first major celebration of Taiwanese culture, presenting a packed schedule of innovative visual arts, dance, theatre and music. Spanning traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology, the roster of events will reflect on Taiwanese identity and post-colonial history, as well as the themes of lust and desire. For many of the 30 contemporary a...
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Pau Esteban was trying to explain the dangers faced by one of Europe’s biggest protected wetlands from the expansion of Barcelona’s airport when the roar of jet engines drowned him out. It perfectly summed up the battle which is raging between private ambitions to expand the city’s airport and public anger at how this may destroy a sanctuary for flora and fauna protected by the European Commission. Who will win may depend as much by decisions taken in Brussels as among politicians and locals in the Spanish city. The dilemma between private and public is one of the debates at the centre of Mani...
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Fed up with inflated, inaccessible ticket prices, English recording artist YUNGBLUD is launching his own budget-friendly music festival. "Bludfest" is set to take place on 11 August in the Iconic Milton Keynes Bowl, which in the past has hosted the likes of David Bowie, and Green Day. YUNGBLUD, real name Dom Harrison, thinks that currently festivals are "unrepresentative of people" - so he’s fixing the price point of Bludfest at £49.50 (approximately €58). "It's like massive ticket charges, massive prices that most of the time aren't really going to the artist anyway," he said, speaking in a r...
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