Showing posts with the label Culture

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...

Bōsai Musen: Japan’s 5 PM Chime

Jun 16, 2020

The loudspeaker of Japan’s national disaster warning system in Owkudani Hakone, Japan. Photo: WAN CHEUK NANG/Shutterstock.com For those ...