Irish culture

Irish Ambassador Feeney: 20 Landmarks in Bulgaria will Light Up in Green for St. Patrick's Day #AmbassadorTalks

Today is St. Patrick's Day - a cultural and religious holiday celebrated annually on March 17th, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The day is a national holiday in Ireland and is also celebrated in many other parts of the world, particularly by Irish diaspora communities. The holiday is typically associated with the color green, shamrocks, and parades.

Celtic Music Festival | Athens | May 17-20

The 4th Athens Celtic Music Festival gets under way on the roof of the Trianon Cinema in central Athens on Thursday, May 17. Organized by local acts Iernis, Noriana, Solastas, Tir Fada and Treescelts, the four-day event will also feature the Curfa Gaelic Choir and special guests David Alexander, Scott Mavroudis, Nicola Stathers and Paddy Egan.

Celtic Music | Athens | May 20-21

The Celtic Music Festival returns to Athens for a third edition this weekend. Starting at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Trianon theater, the lineup includes David Alexander, the Curfa Gaelic Choir, Scott Mavroudis on the uilleann pipes and Reamonn Devlin on the bodhran, also known as the Irish frame drum, as well as local advocates of Celtic melodies.

Enter the hottest New York Halloween party (photos)

If you love Halloween parties, then this New York dress up party was the choice for you. That is, of course, if you had 300 US dollars to splash out just to get in. The Nomad Hotel’s annual Halloween masquerade ball is one of the hottest events in New York City — and the 2016 party was no exception.

Turnip Time

As American as apple pie, Halloween is generally perceived as a truly American invention, and often blamed as an invasion of American culture spreading rapidly across the world. 

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