Da Shuhua: Fireworks of Molten Iron
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 16, 2024
For five centuries, the inhabitants of Nuanquan village in Yu County, in the northwestern reaches of Hebei province, China, have marked the ...
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Bottle Kicking in Hallaton
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2023
In the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire, England, a unique tradition unfolds every Easter Monday. The residents of Hallaton and the nea...
The Strange Burial Customs of Trunyan Village
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2023
On the eastern shore of Lake Batur, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, lies the village of Trunyan—home to the culturally isolated Bali Aga p...
Pidakala War: The Cow Dung Fight
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2023
The Hindu new year or Baisakhi is celebrated throughout India in mid-April. The celebrations vary across states and from culture to culture,...
The 72 Seasons of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2023
We are all familiar with the four seasons of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—based on the changes in weather, ecology, and the n...
Jimmy The Raven
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2023
One of the most prolific actors of Hollywood has over six hundred acting credits to his name, but you haven’t even heard of him. Yet, if you...
Mokomokai: Tattooed Maori Heads And The Musket Wars
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 11, 2022
In the early 19th century, a deplorable trade developed in New Zealand between the indigenous Maori people and the European merchants. The w...
The Cults That Worship Cargo
Anonymous
Jun 13, 2022
Picture this: the second World War is unleashing upon the world, but in a far corner across the seas from America, patches of land remain un...
The Peculiar Locks of Dindigul
Anonymous
May 5, 2022
In India’s Tamil Nadu, some 420km south of Chennai, sits Dindigul. In this city of over two million people, families have slept without a wo...
The Pacific Island Where Prince Philip is God
Anonymous
Apr 4, 2022
At the other end of the sea from where Queen Elizabeth sits on her throne in England, photos of her husband holding a unique club rest safel...
