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A statue of Colonel Sanders in Santa outfit is pictured on December 23, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

A statue of Colonel Sanders in Santa outfit is pictured on December 23, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

Global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC

Global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC

From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas can be more than tinsel and turkey.

Picture of a person's mouth, opened while singing.

Picture of a person's mouth, opened while singing.

The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025

The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025

Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic.

Syrien Aleppo | Dschihadisten erreichen Innenstadt

Syrien Aleppo | Dschihadisten erreichen Innenstadt

Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?

Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?

As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war ends, heritage experts are working to protect its battered cultural riches.

A woman holds a pole.

A woman holds a pole.

'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women at the crossroads

'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women at the crossroads

DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues behind her award-winning film, now released internationally.

A man in a suit with glasses holds a rolled paper in the air

A man in a suit with glasses holds a rolled paper in the air

Iranian exile Mohammad Rasoulof is Germany's Oscar entry

Iranian exile Mohammad Rasoulof is Germany's Oscar entry

Among the 15 international films in the 2024 Oscar race, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" will represent Germany.

A young man seen from behind watching a crowd of people celebrating in the streets

A young man seen from behind watching a crowd of people celebrating in the streets

Syrian culture ready for a new start

Syrian culture ready for a new start

After the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change in Syria.

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Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?

The author of "The Vegetarian" explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love inspire her work.

An exterior view of the Schaubühne in Berlin, a round red-brick building. A banner on it says, in German, 'Reason is dead!'.

An exterior view of the Schaubühne in Berlin, a round red-brick building. A banner on it says, in German, 'Reason is dead!'.

Can Germany still pay for arts funding?

Germany has long been admired for its generous subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could end that largesse.

Notre Dame cathedral during the fire in 2019, and during reconstruction

Notre Dame cathedral during the fire in 2019, and during reconstruction

Notre Dame: Is it too early to reopen the Paris cathedral?

After five years of work, Notre Dame will soon reopen. But one German cathedral expert believes this could be premature.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn

The North Sea island of Borkum will stop a holiday tradition, in which men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn.

Women protesting spycam pornography in Seoul, South Korea, 2018 — one of the signs reads 'Angry women will change the world'

Women protesting spycam pornography in Seoul, South Korea, 2018 — one of the signs reads 'Angry women will change the world'

Feminism's sex strike: How the 4B movement is spreading

Inspired by South Korea feminists, some American women are abstaining from sex with men to resist misogyny. Why?

Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

'Do They Know It's Christmas?': Band Aid benefit at 40

Released in 1984, several versions of the charity hit followed. Ed Sheeran has since distanced himself from the song.

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