The Kikuyu (Agĩkũyũ) people of Kenya comprise 22% of the country’s population, so it is likely that visitors to the country on a Kenya walking holiday, safari or sightseeing tour will encounter some of them. Visitors to Mount Kenya will be walking in the birth-region of these people, according to their traditional history. The beginning…
Category: Culture
Malaysian Culture
Malaysian culture is a harmonious melting-pot of many different Asian cultures, all co-existing together in one country. The famous slogan used by the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board in their ads is Malaysia- Truly Asia. While Malaysia has a lot to offer visitors to her shores, one of the truly unique attractions on offer is the…
Ramayana Dance Performance
The story of the Ramayana enormously evokes the Balinese. A lot of their dances are based mostly on this nice story which is commonly depicted in a ballet. The Balinese model differs from the Indian Version. It is instructed that Rama, as the primary son in a family, was the inheritor to the Ayodya kingdom…
China has the World’s First 29 Projects Included in the World “Non-Heritage List”
China has the World’s First 29 Projects Included in the World “Non-Heritage List” 22 world, China’s new “non-legacy” project and another three projects need urgent protection This year September 28 to October 2, held in Abu Dhabi, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection of the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee considered and approved the…
The Lathes of Giants
As part of a continuing series to familiarize the public with great artists of heroic persona, the men who designed our national coinage, I will periodically feature short biographies of the creators of our splendid US coins. Our first entry is James B. Longacre (1794-1869); appointed Fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint in…
Two Israeli Phantoms against 28 MiGs at Ofira
On Oct. 6th, 1973, the Egyptians launched their jets against Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish Year, Yom Kippur. They began by sending seven four ship formations against the Israeli air force base Ofir on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Their goal was to disable the airfield and prevent any resistance…
Can Buddhists Celebrate Christmas?
A Buddhist Christmas may sound like a contradiction, but only if you focus on the differences and not the underlying theme. I know many Buddhist monks who celebrate the spirit of Christmas, I am one of them. In Japan, the majority of people are Buddhist and Shinto, with Christianity at around 1%. Unlike some other…
Hero of the Quarter – Part I
Hero of the Quarter is a serial article written by, for, and about the gallant American men and women, of all ages and races, who expended their health, their very comfort, that is to say, their ability to live without pain, physical pain, and just as often mental pain, in the honoring of our country…
Famous Fictional Markets
Markets are the backbone of the United Kingdom. They spring up all across the week, selling a range of goods; from the fresh and tasty produce that can be reaped from farmers market; to the ‘one man’s junk is another man’s treasure’ of the weekend clothes market; wholesale and bulk markets for retailers outsize quaint…
Argentine Tango
A short history of Argentine tango Argentine tango is a musical technology genre and social dance that begun in Argentina and Uruguay. Argentine tango music is much more variable than ballroom tango music that is the organizations of ballroom dance (ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and…