Showing posts with the label Culture

Da Shuhua: Fireworks of Molten Iron

Feb 16, 2024

For five centuries, the inhabitants of Nuanquan village in Yu County, in the northwestern reaches of Hebei province, China, have marked the ...

Bottle Kicking in Hallaton

Dec 18, 2023

In the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire, England, a unique tradition unfolds every Easter Monday. The residents of Hallaton and the nea...

The Strange Burial Customs of Trunyan Village

Aug 29, 2023

On the eastern shore of Lake Batur, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, lies the village of Trunyan—home to the culturally isolated Bali Aga p...

Pidakala War: The Cow Dung Fight

Jul 12, 2023

The Hindu new year or Baisakhi is celebrated throughout India in mid-April. The celebrations vary across states and from culture to culture,...

The 72 Seasons of Japan

Jul 11, 2023

We are all familiar with the four seasons of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—based on the changes in weather, ecology, and the n...

Jimmy The Raven

Jun 19, 2023

One of the most prolific actors of Hollywood has over six hundred acting credits to his name, but you haven’t even heard of him. Yet, if you...

Mokomokai: Tattooed Maori Heads And The Musket Wars

Nov 11, 2022

In the early 19th century, a deplorable trade developed in New Zealand between the indigenous Maori people and the European merchants. The w...

The Cults That Worship Cargo

Jun 13, 2022

Picture this: the second World War is unleashing upon the world, but in a far corner across the seas from America, patches of land remain un...

The Peculiar Locks of Dindigul

May 5, 2022

In India’s Tamil Nadu, some 420km south of Chennai, sits Dindigul. In this city of over two million people, families have slept without a wo...

The Pacific Island Where Prince Philip is God

Apr 4, 2022

At the other end of the sea from where Queen Elizabeth sits on her throne in England, photos of her husband holding a unique club rest safel...

What the Megaliths of Jharkhand Reveal About Tribal India

Mar 23, 2022

In 2016, a cluster of over 300 megaliths were discovered under a maze of shrubs and garbage near Ranchi. The tombstones of Yamuna Nagar had ...

Mensur And Bragging Scars

Feb 25, 2022

This is Otto Skorzeny, often regarded as Hitler’s deadliest general. An Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) in the SS during World W...

Weighing The Mayor of High Wycombe

Feb 4, 2022

Every year at the Annual Meeting of the Charter Trustees of the town of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, England, a new mayor is elected. T...

Bring Home The Bacon at The Dunmow Flitch Trials

Dec 20, 2021

Married couples who can prove their undying love for each other can take home half a pig in a tradition that dates back to at least the 12th...

Before Pumpkins People Carved Turnips on Halloween

Nov 18, 2021

The yearly Halloween tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack-o-lanterns was originally an Irish ritual, but instead of pumpkins, the folks a...

Afghanistan’s War Rugs

Aug 9, 2021

Turkmen weavers in northern Afghanistan have been weaving rugs for thousands of years. This heavy textile, made for a wide variety of utilit...

Japan’s Acrobatic Noodle Delivery Cyclists

Jul 19, 2021

These photographs taken in the middle of the 20th century on the streets of Tokyo show how food delivery looked like before the onslaught of...

Vinkensport: Belgium’s Competitive Bird Calling

Sep 4, 2020

In the Flanders region of Belgium, a favorite pastime among the old Dutch-speaking folks is raising and training the common chaffinch ( Frin...

A Licence to Watch Television

Aug 5, 2020

In many countries, owing a television involves more than one type of cost. First the device itself, which may cost, depending on your taste,...

The Masked Women of Iran

Jul 4, 2020

Head covering, veils and burqas are common sight among many Muslim communities around the world. There are a lot of different styles and ea...