A large effigy is to be unveiled in Brighton instead of the annual Burning the Clocks parade this year. The event, which celebrates the winter solstice, is taking a fallow year before returning in ...

A council leader has described fearing for her safety after an effigy of her was burned at a bonfire. Alyson Barnes, boss of Rossendale Borough Council, revealed details of the 5 November incident at ...

HONG KONG — Tommy WANG Chanting villagers parade a giant effigy through the alleys of rural Hong Kong before setting it ablaze in a once-in-a-decade ceremony to ward off bad luck and appease their ...

Every year, since 2006, we have taken a look back at some of the most interesting— and by most interesting we mean ...

Chanting villagers parade a giant effigy through the alleys of rural Hong Kong before setting it ablaze in a once-in-a-decade ceremony to ward off bad luck and appease their ancestors. Residents of ...

The paper effigy of the Ghost King is paraded during the decennial Jiao Festival of Kam Tin, a ritual performed every 10 years. (AFP pic) Chanting villagers paraded a giant effigy through the alleys ...

Water watchers know: Sometimes, you can’t swim in the Willamette River. That’s because when the wastewater system gets inundated with water, it overflows, sending raw sewage into the river that ...

The annual Burning the Clocks is taking a fallow year before returning in 2026 A large effigy is to be unveiled in Brighton instead of the annual Burning the Clocks parade this year. The event, which ...

Frozen pipes aren't as noticeable as a home fire, but they can be more sinister, causing immense amounts of damage once the pipes crack and burst. Often, homeowners don't know it's happened until it's ...