Laotian society is characterized by semi-independent rural villages engaged in subsistence agricultural production. Ethnic, geographic, and ecological differences create variations in the pattern of village life from one part of the country to another. Life and river are tightly linked…
Located between India and China, Nepal has received strong influence from the hindu culture and the tibetan budhism. After the chineese invassion to Tibet, Nepal has hosted a significant and growing number of tibetans that continue to transmit their traditions…
In the context of a strictly pathriarchal society where the female genre has a high dependance on her husband and father, this report is meant to be as a small tribute to the working women in Nepal. Most of them…
The reality of Cuba in the new millennium is very complex and not easy to tell. Without doubt, it is far from being the utopic Caribbean Island of dreams sold by many travel agencies. Many thought that the revolution would…
In the beautiful port of Tlacotalpan, recently named World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, each year they celebrate the feast of ‘La Virgen de La Candelaria’ early during the month of February. On the day of El “Embalse de los toros”,…
‘La processione dei Misteri’ is an Italian tradition that takes place in Trapani, Sicily, during Good Friday and has been going on for over four hundred years. Although there have been changes to the external components and proceedures…
The masked man shows another aspect of himself, revealing his deepest desires.Although disguised behind a mask, a small fragment of a person’s face becomes so detailed that it can be an open window into the most profound aspects of his…