HISTORY • HERITAGE
earthstOriez compiles, shares & preserves storiez.
What you read is derived from our experiences, observations and encounters – spontaneous human-to-human contact with the locals, free of exploitation by either side.
EarthstOriez celebrates history & cultural heritage, merging temporarily with a place and its people, as much as we can. Exploring and appreciating the heritage around us because of the sheer diversity. Be it in terms of storieZ, landscapes, climates, cultures, traditions, food, attire, language.
Cultural heritage is in the food we eat (rice, potatoes, coconuts), the coffee, tea, mate or tereré, we drink, the clothes we wear, the moral ideas we follow, the arts and the skills we learn – The storieZ we tell.
Collecting tree lore and medicinal plants knowledge, observing wildlife and discovering stories that surround creatures, like the yeti, pandas, orang-utans and dragons. – Grumbling about the National Geographic-worthy, world of critters that infest our beds at night.
Using history and heritage to tell the story of our journey.
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Discover India’s cow and bull in History, Mythology and farmers life. Explore the varied meanings of the Sanskrit word Go गो and… read more
Along roadsides throughout Argentina we notice mystical shrines with red flags flying around them. Discover the folk saint Gauchito Gil. We hitchhiked… read more
The story of how cocoa and chocolate was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is… read more
Throughout Argentina, we notice roadside shrines amid of water bottles and a statuette of a lactating mother. Discover the folk saint Difunta… read more
Discover cacao in Popol Vuh and the iconographic relationship between cacao and maize reflecting their importance within Maya cultures. Before this, the… read more
Discover historical and mythical origins of Cacao in Mesoamerica. Cacao – or traces of the compounds theobromine and caffeine – have been… read more
Narak Chaturdasi is celebrated for Diwali in Goa. Huge effigies of Narkasur, made of grass and hay, dressed in colorful paper clothes… read more
First thing you see when you arrive at the center of Bolzano is the monument in memory of the great poet Walther… read more
Discover mythology, history and traditional medicinal use of Omani Frankincense Hojari, once and today. Oman is permeated with frankincense, so prevalent that… read more
Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was today, when… read more
Discover Myths and Legends of the Mool Mahunag Annual fair of Karsog, where devotees pray, play music, carry the murtis (god statues)… read more
Discover Myths and Legends of the Thaipusam – Tamil Nadu’s Lord Murugan festival. Where Devotees carry the kavadi and pierce their backs,… read more
At sunset, the Dolomite mountains light up in fiery red, turning to purple before fading into the night: this is the Alpenglühen,… read more
Visiting South America, we have often been invited to share a mate, by friendly and curious locals. Having a mate or terere means… read more
The island’s enormous carved stone moai statues, have given allure for generations. Myths and Legends of the Moai on Rapa Nui- The… read more
Dolomites beauty derives from a variety of spectacular vertical forms such as pinnacles, spires and towers, with contrasting horizontal surfaces including ledges,… read more
Most Singaporeans are aware of the popular folktale of how the name Singapura came about, so I was told myths and legends… read more
Discover the Gotipua folk dance tradition from Odisha that survives in the heritage village Raghurajpur on the banks of river Bhargabi. read more
Rasagola, or rasgulla, as many call it, is a traditional sweet from east India; Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is… read more
Discover Myths and Legends of the sacred fig tree at the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya where Buddha sat for enlightenment under… read more
In the month of Shravan, cities and towns of the Gangetic plains are inundated with people, dressed in orange, bearing saffron flags,… read more
