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Gule Wamkulu – the sacred dance and masks of the Chewa people, Malawi

Culture, traditions, initiation ceremonies, dance and costumes in Malawi - Gule Wamkulu, and Nyau secret society The sacred dance of the Chewa People and our meeting with one of the oldest religions in Afric...

Creatively Addressing Earth’s Health Issues – Earth’s Call festival

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Earth's calling us. It's a loud call, almost a cry, but very few seem to hear. Earth's calling for us to save ourselves and our fellow living being on this planet, it's a call for survival... Our surv...

Doburoku Matsuri, Shirakawa-Go: raw sake festival in the Japanese Alps

Japan, Reportage

raw sake flows like a river at Shirakawa Goa reportage from the Raw sakè festival in the Japanese Alps Doburoku matsuri in Shirakawa-go And so finally we reached Shirakawa-go, with the force...

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

Indonesia, Reportage, South East Asia

In the ancestral village of Ratenggaro, East Sumba, everything is ready for the Pasola. A fierce horse festival. One of the last megalithic cultures.

Singkawang Cap Go Meh (Borneo, Indonesia): not the usual Chinese Lantern festival

Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Reportage, South East Asia

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.

South Korea Mud Fest and the best beaches around Boryeong

South Korea

Just a few hours drive (or a few days bicycle ride) from Seoul, is the resort town of Boryeong, where the best known beaches of South Korea's west coast are

Kok Boru at World Nomad Games - Kyrgyzstan

First World Nomad Games – the history sets foot in Cholpon Ata

Reportage

Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul lake, Cholpon Ata town, First World Nomad Games. Play polo with a dead goat (Kok Boru or Buzkashi), throw your opponent from his horse in a tense Enish fight, or grab your bride (or slap your groom) in a Kyz Kuu race!

Freedom in Kyrgyzstan – from Kara Balta to Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan

Bicycle Touring from Kara Balta to Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan Independence Day, Osh bazar, Visas and other things to do in Bishkek, a laid-back Silk Road city. Today is Independence Day, we go downtown to attend the celebrations. Kyrgyzstan is a nation of very tough people, they made two revolutions in the last 10 years and their nation pride is quite high.

Artgene Festival – a panning shot over Georgian traditional music

Caucasus, Georgia

July 20, 2014 - Artgene underwater Today begins the Artgene, this stuff here. Basically, a traditional Georgian music festival that lasts seven days when each day is dedicated to a region of Georgia. The...

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