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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Culture'
The Old Custom of Stilt Fishing in Sri Lanka
This is no ordinary fishing, there might be several methods of catching a fish but this one is mind-boggling. Fishermen in Sri Lanka use stilts to catch a fish. Yes, stilt fishing is an old tradition practiced by around 500 fishing families in Galle...
Getting Married, is it Arranged?
"My son is working with an MNC. Wheatish, smart, caring, family oriented, handsome, jovial and rational person respect all religion and traditional values. he is younger of my two sons. Our is a well settled family in Delhi, and originally we belong...
The Bicycle Culture Around the World
Remember those childhood days when your dad bought you a cycle, and you learnt to ride without falling. After several attempts you got it right, and rode with your friends to school and back home, wasn't that feeling overwhelming? As we grow up we t...
The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca
Indigenous tribes or communities have unique way of living with the most simple and basic things. Its much better than the urban dwellers, whose life can get so monotonous. Lake Titicaca, which is 3,812 m above sea level on the border of Bolivia and...
The Rituals of Drinking Tea
Tea would be one drink that is popular around the world. It is consumed by everyone, and what's interesting are the customs and ceremonies people have while consuming tea. These ceremonies are so intricate that it leaves you amazed. In India its rat...
A Hairy Tale of Indian Moustaches
If you have traveled to the rural areas of India, you sure would have spotted men with long moustaches and beards. It is one of the oldest tradition in India, considered to be a symbol of virility, power and a strong personality.I wanted to write on ...
Malana: An Isolated Abode in the Himalayas
Nestled in the north-east of Kulu valley in Himachal Pradesh is the isolated village called Malana. This ancient hamlet, which still remains untouched from modern civilization, has a mysterious past. I watched a documentary on Malana, which showed h...
World's Oldest Mother at the Age of 70
Rajo Devi, became the oldest mother in the world, when she gave birth to a child at the age of 70. Hailing from Hisar village in Haryana, Rajo Devi went for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment to get a child 55 years afer getting married. This ne...
Iran Women Work as Cab Drivers, Firefighters
Women liberation is always a welcome sign and the Middle East is definitely not lacking behind. In Tehran, the capital of Iran, women taxi drivers are becoming very popular. There are around 700 women cab drivers in Iran who work for taxi services r...
Its Siesta Time!
"We love taking siesta in the afternoon, its part of our Goan culture," explains Clyde for catching forty winks virtually every afternoon, (I hope he doesn't read this).Siesta, a Spanish word meaning a short nap after eating lunch, is actually an im...
Smoking Pot, a Part of Indian Culture
Marijuana has been an essential part of Indian culture, in fact there is a long and varied history of its use in religious ceremonies, dating back to 1500 BC. Some of the sacred text of Hindus, Rig Veda, describes the use of Soma, an intoxicating dr...
Pre-Inca Sacrificial Tombs Found in Peru
The pre-Inca civilization of Peru makes an interesting read, because there is always some revelations made and mysteries unfolded. Its like digging deep in history books and discovering ancient practices and rituals that might have existed centuries...
Mandala: The Sacred Art of Tibetan Buddhists
An art that has been carried on for centuries, symbolising the universe and believed to create a positive environment. I am referring to the Tibetan Buddhist sacred art of Mandala (means circle in Sanskrit), which is made by monks from millions of g...
Positive Effect of Prayers Before Meals
Do you remember the time when you were a child and your mom would ask you to say a prayer before eating your meals. Reluctantly, you would say the prayer, wondering why do you need to do this, when you just want to eat your food. Now if you ponder fo...
Why Jains don't Eat After Sunset?
Jainism, a strict religion to follow I would say, advocates the importance of eating vegetarian diet, as they believe in Ahimsa i.e non-violence and not harming any living beings. Science too has established the health benefits of eating vegetarian f...
The Nude Culture of Germany
The Germans have incorporated nudism in their daily life, frolicking on beaches to climbing hills nude seems to be quite a common sight there. It seems the first nudist colony was established just outside Hamburg in 1904 by Paul Zimmerman, Freikörpe...
