Events

The events that we live through together, and that our ancestors lived through together, can also bind us with a common identity. This can include celebratory rituals such as holidays and weddings. It can include the competitive games we play together to pass time, form community, and often build valued skills. It can also include painful events such as funerals. Lastly, shared memories of ages both golden and dark and of military victory and defeat can also strongly influence a culture and its identity.

The joy and pain we experience through events become part of who we are as individuals and as cultures.

Filter the below articles about celebrations, rites, games, and other events for: Slavic, Turkic, Caucasian, Baltics, or other cultures.

Moldovan Holidays 2025: A Complete Cultural Guide

Moldova is one of Europe’s most religious cultures, with about 95% of the population identifying with some form of Eastern Orthodoxy. Its holiday calendar is dominated by religious observances and even civic holidays are often marked with religious overtones, with speeches and services given by church officials. Moldova remains a largely conservative and majority-rural society, […]

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