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Welcome to the Commons, ThT!
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📣 Join the Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 Office Hour!

Hello, Wikimedia contributors!

We are excited to kick off Wiki Loves Folklore 2025], an annual global campaign celebrating the world’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. 🌍✨

To help organizers and contributors prepare for this year’s campaign, we’re hosting a Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 Office Hour, and we’d love for you to join us!

🗓 Event Details

Join here

  • Dial-in: ‪+1 513-480-5188‬
  • PIN: 876 566 200#

What’s in it for you?

Whether you’re an organizer, a contributor, or someone passionate about documenting cultural traditions, this session is for YOU!

  • Learn About the 2025 Campaign: Get insights into this year’s theme, objectives, and exciting new elements.
  • Ask Questions: Have questions or need clarifications? We’ve got you covered!
  • Connect with Fellow Contributors: Hear stories and experiences from around the globe.
  • Collaborate Globally: Share your ideas and contribute to making this campaign even more impactful.

Did You Know?

Wiki Loves Folklore has already documented over 121,000+ media files from more than 165 countries. Your contributions help preserve endangered traditions and unique cultural expressions for future generations.

How to Prepare

Let’s join hands to preserve and celebrate the beauty of folklore together. We look forward to seeing you at the Office Hour!

Warm regards,
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team


MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:01, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been nominated for deletion at
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This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated contents should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!

If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.

Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!
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Yours sincerely, A1Cafel (talk) 03:31, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 Has Launched – Join Us!

Hello ThT,

Greetings from the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team! We are excited to announce Wiki Loves Folklore 2025, an international contest on Wikimedia Commons dedicated to capturing the beauty of folklore and intangible cultural heritage from around the world. Whether it’s vibrant folk festivals, traditional dances, soulful music, time-honoured culinary practices, unique attire, oral storytelling, or other cultural treasures, this is your chance to document and share the living heritage that unites us all.

How Can I Contribute?

It’s simple! Grab your camera, smartphone, or recording device, and start capturing photos, videos, or audio that tell the story of your local folklore. Once you’ve collected your media, head over to the Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 page and click on the Upload Now icon to submit your entry. For complete rules and guidelines, please visit our project page on Wikimedia Commons.

Timeline

  • Submission Period: February 1, 2025, 00:01 (UTC) – March 31, 2025, 23:59 (UTC)
  • Results Declaration: Around July 15, 2025

Exciting 2025 Prizes

International Prizes

Photo Category
  • 1st Prize: 500 USD
  • 2nd Prize: 400 USD
  • 3rd Prize: 300 USD
  • 4th Prize: 200 USD
  • 5th Prize: 100 USD
  • Top 10 Noteworthy Contribution Prizes: 50 USD each
Video Category
  • 1st Video Prize (Best Oral Storytelling): 150 USD
  • 2nd Video Prize (Best Video Storytelling): 100 USD
  • 3rd Video Prize (Sustainable Folklore Video): 100 USD
Audio Category
  • 1st Audio Prize (Overall Best): 150 USD
  • 2nd Audio Prize (Best Folklore Podcast Series): 150 USD

Community Prizes

Top Uploader Category
  • 1st Top Uploader Prize: 250 USD
  • 2nd Top Uploader Prize: 150 USD
  • 3rd Top Uploader Prize: 100 USD

Additionally:

  • Volunteer Excellence Awards: Two awards (gift voucher and certificate) recognizing volunteers who have gone above and beyond in organizing events, coordinating participants, or otherwise contributing to the competition’s success.
  • Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards: To the top 100 uploaders.
  • Certificates and Postcards: For Local Organizers.

Disclaimer: All prizes will be distributed exclusively in the form of major brand gift cards or vouchers, equivalent to the local currency amount.

Regional Prizes

Regional prizes will be awarded to the top three jury-selected media entries from the following regions:

  • MENA: Middle East & North Africa
  • SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SA: South Asia
  • ESEAP: East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific
  • LAC: Latin America & Caribbean
  • NA: North America
  • NWE: Northern & Western Europe
  • CEECA: Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Awards per Region:

  • Regional Champion Award: 150 USD
  • Regional Runner-Up Award: 100 USD
  • Regional Contributor Award: 50 USD

What We Won’t Accept

To maintain the integrity of the competition, please note that we will not accept media that are:

  • Out of the Commons Project scope
  • Lacking EXIF information
  • Excessively processed or digitally altered
  • Pornographic or explicit
  • Artwork submissions that pose copyright issues

We invite you to celebrate and preserve our rich and diverse folklore traditions. Your contribution will help create a lasting record of our cultural heritage for generations to come.

For more details on the contest rules, prizes, and submission process, please visit our project page on Wikimedia Commons. If you have any questions, email us or join our Telegram group.

Let’s come together and keep our traditions alive – #WeTogether!

Warm regards,
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

-MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:19, 08 February 2025 (UTC)