One of the oldest forms of storytelling is that of re-enactment, donning the costumes of the story's subjects, miming their actions, performing a narrative before a live audience. Whether organized by history enthusiasts, government offices, religious groups, or just for fun, military battles and religious events are the most popular subjects for re-enactment. Collected here are recent performances from around the world, covering a few events from the past 2,000 years. [36 photos]
Actors wearing military uniforms of the Hungarian and Austrian Hapsburg dynasty reenact the first stage of the 1849 Battle of Isaszeg, Hungary, on April 6, 2013 during the Isaszeg Historical Days event. The battle was part of the Spring Campaign of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 between the Austrian Empire and the Hungarian Revolutionary Army. (Peter Kohalmi/AFP/Getty Images)
- 2013 NBA
- Andrea De Silva
- Andrew Medichini
- Annie Lennox
- Ashoura
- Aspen
- Associated Press
- Baghdad
- Battle of Austerlitz
- Berlin
- Bogdan Cristel
- Brazil
- British Columbia
- Brno
- Bucharest
- California
- Cambodia
- Cesar Rivera Aguilar
- China
- Christmas
- Communist Party of China
- Corrupt American City
- Creep
- Czech Republic
- Dario Lopez-Mills
- Darko Milicic
- Darrin Zammit Lupi
- David W Cerny
- Day of Anger
- Dick Costolo
- Dorothy Day
- Egypt
- Eighth Route Army
- Eltham
- Emma Green
- energy mix
- Europe
- France
- Franz Kafka
- Fuefuki
- Getty Images
- Gibraltar
- Good Friday
- Google+ Facebook Tumblr
- Gulf of Paria
- Hadrian
- Heng Sini
- Henry VIII
- Hillary Is
- Historical reenactment
- Hungarian Revolutionary Army
- Hungary
- Imam Hussein
- International Children's Day
- Iraq
- Isaszeg
- Italy
- Jackie Chan
- Japan
- Japanese Army
- Jason Lee
- JESUS CHRIST
- Jimmy Buffett
- Joseph Kaczmarek
- Junji Kurokawa
- Juno Beach
- Kagan
- Karbala
- Karim Kadim
- Kenshin Uesugi
- Khmer Rouge
- Kyodo
- Learn
- Malta
- Maltese militia
- Manalapan
- Manila
- Mel Evans
- Mexico City
- Michael Eisner
- Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration
- Monmouth
- Moscow
- Muslim Brotherhood
- Napoleon
- National Basketball Association
- national holiday
- Nazi German and Soviet Red Army
- Nelson Island
- New Jersey
- Nigeria
- Noel Celis
- North Caucasus
- north China
- North Korea
- northwestern China
- Orthodox Catholic Church
- Pakistan
- PASCAL GUYOT
- Pennsylvania
- Peter Kohalmi
- Petr David Josek
- Philippines
- Phnom Penh
- Pirenopolis
- Prophet Muhammad
- Pyongyang
- Ray Donovan
- Rick Perry
- Roman Empire
- Romania
- Rome
- Sadr City
- San Juan
- Shaanxi
- Shanxi
- Shingen Takeda
- Sicily
- Slavkov
- Son Duo
- southern France
- Taliban
- Talks Redesign
- the Matter With TV News
- The Reenactment
- Third Coalition
- Thomas Bregardis
- Thomas Peter
- Tokyo
- TORU YAMANAKA
- Trinidad
- Trinidad and Tobago
- U.S. Army Intelligence Center
- United Kingdom
- United States
- US Federal Reserve
- Valletta
- War
- Washington
- west coast of Trinidad
- White House
- Wuxiang
- Wuxiang government
- Yamanashi Prefecture