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Mayo to host world’s first arts festival dedicated to the Irish Wake

May 4, 2024 Dedicated Hosting News 0

The world’s first arts festival dedicated to the ancient arts and rites of the Irish Wake will take place in Mayo later this month.

The groundbreaking Keening Festival will be the world’s first arts festival dedicated to the ancient arts of the Irish Wake and will take place on Saturday, May 18 in Mulranny in the Old Convent.

The Keening Festival offers an extraordinary programme of free walks, keening workshops, talks about the origin of the wake and its rites and an evening concert with world acclaimed Sean Nós singer Caitriona Ní Cheannabháin, BAFTA winner and bardic poet Kevin Toolis and violinist Lisa Fuk’u’da.

The internationally famous composer Peter Reynolds has also written original songs for a unique outdoor musical performance programmed for…


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Ardabil to host 2nd festival dedicated to Shahsevan nomads

April 23, 2024 Dedicated Hosting News 0

TEHRAN – The second edition of a tribal festival dedicated to Shahsevan nomads will be held in Ardabil province on April 25 and 26.

The Shahsevan, aka Shahsavan, are a number of Azarbaijani-speaking Turkic groups that live in northwestern Iran, mainly inhabiting the districts of Mughan, Ardabil, Kharaqan, and Khamsa.

The festival is aimed at bringing together thousands of locals and domestic travelers to Jafarabad, which is about 26 km northwest of Bileh Savar county in the Mughan plain.

“Displaying the values of tribal life is one of the goals of organizing this festival….,” the provincial tourism chief said on Saturday.

“Symbolic representation of nomadic migration, everyday life of nomads, tribal wedding ceremonies, setting up tents of different tribes, and holding…


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Glastonbury Festival to host first dedicated South Asian music stage

April 22, 2024 Dedicated Hosting News 0



Glastonbury Festival will for the first time see the creation of a dedicated South Asian performance space, created and built by a South Asian team.

Located in the longstanding Shangri-La Glastonbury area of the festival, curated and created by a team including Continental Drift’s Chris MacMeikan, Arrivals will be a new space delivered in collaboration with South Asian cultural organisations Dialled In, Going South and Daytimers.

The stage has been designed by Shankho Chaudhuri, Esha Sikander and Shirin Naveed, and will feature the work of illustrator Osheen Siva. It will be set in an immersive setting, that Shangri-La’s organisers have described as “a portal to an alien jungle planet, immersed by an audio visual world coded in solar punk, carnivorous plants, cyborg…


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What Is Kelce Jam? Travis Kelce’s Hosting A Music Festival

April 2, 2024 Web Shared Hosting News 0

Turns out, Travis Kelce really does do it all. The Chiefs tight end is not only the internet’s favorite boyfriend — he’s also the host of a music festival called Kelce Jam (fitting). On April 2, Kelce announced the upcoming festivities on Instagram. “Kansas City are you ready to fight for your right to party!?,” he captioned his post, sharing that Kelce Jam would take place on May 18 at the Azura Amphitheater in Kansas City.

The seven-hour long festival will feature artists like Lil Wayne, Diplo, and 2Chainz. “The ticket pre-sale begins this Friday at 10:00AM CT with general admission tickets starting at just $49.99,” Kelce continued. “Thanks to Cash App and Visa, Cash App Card holders will have first access to tickets for 24 hours beginning on Thursday, April…


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Eying a UN label, Bisheh to host festival dedicated to nature lovers

March 6, 2024 Dedicated Hosting News 0

TEHRAN – Iran’s Bisheh, which is nominated for UN Tourism’s list of the best tourism villages, is set to host a special festival intended to promote its tourist appeal for nature lovers.

The event named “River and Rail” is scheduled for April 18, Lorestan province’s tourism chief said on Wednesday.

“Last year, despite submitting the necessary documents for the global registration of Bisheh, only Kandovan was successfully registered due to the time constraints,” the official noted.

Speaking at a local meeting dedicated to tourism, Ata Hasanpour announced forming a committee to organize the festival with an eye toward Bisheh’s global registration, given its inclusion on the World’s Best Villages list.

Bisheh is situated on the outskirts of the national railway from…


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