Category: CULTURAL HISTORY & HERITAGE
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Throughout Argentina, we notice roadside shrines amid of water bottles and a statuette of a lactating mother. Discover the folk saint Difunta… read more
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Discover cacao in Popol Vuh and the iconographic relationship between cacao and maize reflecting their importance within Maya cultures. Before this, the… read more
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Discover historical and mythical origins of Cacao in Mesoamerica. Cacao – or traces of the compounds theobromine and caffeine – have been… read more
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Narak Chaturdasi is celebrated for Diwali in Goa. Huge effigies of Narkasur, made of grass and hay, dressed in colorful paper clothes… read more
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First thing you see when you arrive at the center of Bolzano is the monument in memory of the great poet Walther… read more
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Discover mythology, history and traditional medicinal use of Omani Frankincense Hojari, once and today. Oman is permeated with frankincense, so prevalent that… read more
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Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was today, when… read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of the Mool Mahunag Annual fair of Karsog, where devotees pray, play music, carry the murtis (god statues)… read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of the Thaipusam – Tamil Nadu’s Lord Murugan festival. Where Devotees carry the kavadi and pierce their backs,… read more
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At sunset, the Dolomite mountains light up in fiery red, turning to purple before fading into the night: this is the Alpenglühen,… read more
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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
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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
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Dolomites beauty derives from a variety of spectacular vertical forms such as pinnacles, spires and towers, with contrasting horizontal surfaces including ledges,… read more
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Most Singaporeans are aware of the popular folktale of how the name Singapura came about, so I was told myths and legends… read more
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Discover the Gotipua folk dance tradition from Odisha that survives in the heritage village Raghurajpur on the banks of river Bhargabi. read more
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Rasagola, or rasgulla, as many call it, is a traditional sweet from east India; Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is… read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of the sacred fig tree at the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya where Buddha sat for enlightenment under… read more
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In the month of Shravan, cities and towns of the Gangetic plains are inundated with people, dressed in orange, bearing saffron flags,… read more
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Discover Myths and Folklore of Harela or day of green – Festival of the Kumaoni people of Uttarakhand. Harela is celebrated for welcoming… read more
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Kites have their own place in History, Myth & Folklore of Bali. Especially during the Bali Kite Festival the people show their… read more
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Discover Mythology of Mother Ganga or the Ganges river read more
