Mexico City’s One-Day Music Festival Son Por La Tradicion

The music festival had an additional objective of wanting to give Mexicans something positive to unite around.

Palestinians Celebrate Eid

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While a diplomatic maelstrom surrounds them, Palestinians celebrate the Eid al Adha holiday. It is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, complete with slaughtering of the sheep. The World’s Matthew Bell has more. (Photo: Matthew Bell) Download MP3
Slideshow: Preparing for the festival

Io, Saturnalia!

We welcome you to today’s Geo Quiz with a hardy “Io, Saturnalia!” That’s how revelers might have greeted each other during the ancient pagan holiday. Saturnalia did NOT take place on the sixth planet from the sun.

A Taste of Japan’s Winter Radish Festival

No joke… a giant white radish figures in today’s Geo Quiz. This Asian root vegetable goes by a couple of names: Daikon or the winter radish.