Rituals

Worm-catching and love come together at this Indonesian harvest and courtship festival.

This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

On this holiday, Icelandic children earn cream buns by spanking their parents.

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.

This Kashmiri feast features 36 dishes and takes more than two hours to eat.

The Dutch drinking ritual begins with a glass of genever and ends with a “little head-butt.”