Fairytale Like Christmas Celebration in Moscow
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 18, 2016
Christmas in Russia is different from Christmas celebrated in the rest of the world. For starters, they are celebrated on January 7, rather ...
Showing posts with the label Culture
Fishing For Bicycles in Amsterdam’s Canals
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2016
Amsterdam is the most bicycle-friendly city in the world, with 40% to 60% of all trips within the city made on bikes. Some estimate that th...
The Battle For The Largest Bonfire in The Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
In the last few days of the year leading up to the midnight of December 31, two Dutch teams from the neighboring districts of Scheveningen (...
Kobe Luminarie Light Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 30, 2015
One of the best display of lights in entire Japan takes place in Kobe during Kobe Luminarie. The event is held every year from early to mid-...
The Latte Stones of Mariana Islands
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 22, 2015
Throughout most of the Mariana Islands, a crescent-shaped archipelago in the western North Pacific Ocean near Japan, a peculiar kind of mega...
Yipao: Colombia’s Bizarre Jeep Parade
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2015
The Jeep is Colombia’s most iconic mode of transportation, especially in the coffee growing regions where farming is an integral part of lif...
The Black Eggs of Owakudani
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 16, 2015
Owakudani or “the Great Boiling Valley” in Hakone, Japan, is hardly the ideal tourist spot. It’s a large volcanic caldera formed around 3,00...
The Smoked Corpses of Aseki, Papua New Guinea
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2015
We tend to associate mummies with ancient Egypt, but a lot of culture around the world practiced mummification. The Anga tribe of the Aseki ...
The Children’s Railways of Soviet Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 27, 2015
In the outskirts of Budapest, through the scenic Buda hills, run a short, narrow-gauge railway line called Gyermekvasút, which is Hungarian ...
Ethiopian Tribe Recycles Modern World’s Discards Into Fashion Accessories
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 28, 2015
The Daasanach are a semi-nomadic tribe numbering approximately 50,000 individuals who live in the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. In the pa...
The Hot Sand Baths of Siwa
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2015
Between July to September, during the hottest months of the year when temperature hovers around 37 degrees in the shade, people from all ove...
Sand Mandala: The Tibetan Art of Intricate Sand Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2015
Mandalas are spiritual and ritual symbols in Hinduism and Buddhism that represent the universe. It’s an ancient Sanskrit word that means “ci...
The Betel Nut Beauties of Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2015
Scantily clad young women sitting inside brightly-lit glass kiosks with flashing lights and neon signs are a common sight along Taiwan's...
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 8, 2015
For more than two hundred years the small English village of Brockworth in Gloucestershire has played host to the Cooper's Hill Cheese R...
Scarecrow Festivals in the UK
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 31, 2015
Scarecrow festivals are held all over the world, but they are especially popular in the United Kingdom, where the use of scarecrows as a pro...
The Rice Paddy Art of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2015
Since 1993, the farmers of the Japanese village of Inakadate, in Aomori Prefecture, has been creating elaborate designs on rice paddy fields...
The Sacred Mani Stones of Buddhists
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 4, 2015
There is a particular six-syllable Sanskrit mantra or hymn that’s very sacred among Buddhist. It’s recited as om mani padme hum, which loose...
St John's Eve Bonfire in Alesund
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 4, 2015
The Feast Day of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated all over Europe and parts of the United States and Canada. The Christian holy day was ...
Bous a la Mar: The Spanish Festival of Chasing Bulls to The Sea
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2015
All throughout the year, but particularly during local festivals, a number of bull-related sports and events take place all over Spain. Whil...
Rouketopolemos: The Easter Rocket War of Vrontados
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 30, 2015
The Greeks like to celebrate Easter with fireworks, but the townsfolk of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios aren’t satisfied with simple...
