From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress.

these unique dress codes offer a fascinating glimpse into diverse customs and practices around the world. In the secluded ...

A selection of some of the most powerful pictures taken by news agency photographers around the world this year. A woman from the Kirat community wearing traditional dress dances during the Sakela ...

International and exchange students share their Halloween traditions from around the world and discuss their reactions to ...

Bollywood is a popular genre around the world, but wearing traditional Indian dress and calling it "Bollywood" isn't a costume when you aren’t from that country. It flattens all of Indian ...

Easter is celebrated around the globe, but the customs can be very different ... On the day after Easter, the women dress up in traditional clothing, and young men douse them with water in a custom ...

Here are a dozen of the most unusual Christmas traditions from around the world. St. Nick’s devil ... It kicks off with traditional Welsh songs and a petition to enter the home for more music ...

Other countries and communities around ... world have their own unique forms of theatre. Join BBC Bitesize as we tread the boards with three types of theatre you might not be familiar with. A ...

But in a brave and bold move, she still made the most of her elegant £250 silk gown by wearing it around town. Instead of having traditional wedding photos taken in her dress, the 34-year-old ...

But just as we have our traditions, around the world there are many variations ... Families prepare hallacas, a traditional meal that dates from 15th and 16th-Century colonial times.

Simon Sio grew up in an old building in the heart of Macao, directly across from what was then one of the city’s finest ...

ALBAWABA Halloween, celebrated on October 31, is known for spooky costumes, trick-or-treating, and pumpkin carving in many ...