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The Pasola of Sumba island - where the blood fertilizes the ancestor's land 3
AsiaReportageSouth East Asia

The Pasola of Sumba island – where the blood fertilizes the ancestor’s land

In the ancestral village of Ratenggaro, East Sumba, everything is ready for the Pasola. A fierce horse festival. One of the last megalithic cultures.
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Singkawang Cap Go Meh (Borneo, Indonesia): not the usual Chinese Lantern festival 4
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Singkawang Cap Go Meh (Borneo, Indonesia): not the usual Chinese Lantern festival

Cap Go Meh (Chap Go Mei, Chap Go Meh) is the name the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival takes in Indonesia. Here in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, it takes a peculiar form.
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Cycling Turkey: 13 bike touring routes & tips to enjoy Turkey on a bike

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Where to See Traditional Dance in Bali: Legong and Barong Theater in Ubud

How to see Balinese dance, music, and theater shows The many venues for cultural performances from Bali in Ubud and...
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“In Malawi” – the Most Complete Malawi Travel Guide on the Web

Backpacking Malawi – Things to do, Places to Visit, Itinerary, Costs, and Everything you Need to KnowThe most complete Malawi...
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Dunhuang – sand dunes and Buddhist grottoes in the desert of Gansu

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The Ancestral Villages of Flores. Ngada culture in Bena and Gurusina

The traditional villages of Ngada region, Flores, Indonesia: Bena, Gurusina, and Wolondopo’s culture and rituals. What to see around Bajawa...
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The Ghost Villas of Kep – Architecture Lost in Time

Kep, Cambodia – visiting the ghost villas Kep is a fallen star, a dream that came untrue, an open wound,...
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History and modern practice of Kecak, the “monkey chant” of Bali

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Georgian big dams and the price of hydroelectric: history of Svan people and actual threats to their existence

Svan people, their culture, dwellings, and crafts. All of this could disappear to produce so-called "clean energy". History of Svaneti and Khudoni hydropower plant.
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