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Austrian Panel Strikes Ball From Culture List
boston.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoA committee reporting to the U.N.'s culture organization has struck the Viennese Ball from its list of Austrian cultural traditions.
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Austrian Panel Strikes Ball From Culture List
thestate.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoA committee reporting to the U.N.'s culture organization has struck the Viennese Ball from its list of Austrian cultural traditions. The move follows massive criticism of one of the events named by the Austrian UNESCO Commission as part of its list of balls it considers an "Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria." Critics say the ball, staged in part by dueling fraternities, draws neo-Nazis from Austria and Germany. Organizers reject any links to the extreme right. The committee announced its decision in a


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