Bali Wedding Traditions
In Bali Indonesia, a wedding is celebrated up to three full days. Processions and three ceremonies are held for the wedding. …
Author: Bernard Asper
The Island of Corsica
The French Island of Corsica the birthplace of Napoleon has switched hands many times. When the Roman Empire’s western half …
San Marino
Only 61 Square Kilometers San Marino is one of the smallest states in the world. It is completely surrounded by …
Andorra
King Charlemagne recovered what is today the independent country of Andorra from the Muslims in 803. Charlemagne’s grandson, Charles II, …
Finland
Finland was a province and later a grand duchy of Sweden. Being influenced by Swedish culture some call it a …
Vorarlberg
Bordering with Germany, Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Vorarlberg’s culture has been influenced by its neighbors in a way that sets it …
The Basques
The Basques are a people who have inhabited the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain and southern France …
Antimicrobial, Plant-Based Food Wrap
A Rutgers scientist has developed a biodegradable, plant-based coating that can be sprayed on foods, guarding against pathogenic and spoilage …
Creating Glitter From Plants
Glitter and shimmery pigments are often made using toxic compounds or pollutive microplastics. A biodegradable alternative could be used as …
The Cherokees
The Cherokees settled in the American Southeast portion of the country. The tribe was of Iroquoian descent. They had originally …
The Bene Israel of India
Bene Israel traditions varies on it’s origin. Some claim descent from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Others believe that …
The Cajuns
The Cajuns are descendants of Roman Catholic French Canadians whom the British, in the 18th century, drove from the captured …
Esmeraldas
Marronage—the flight of enslaved men and women was a common occurrence in the Americas and Caribbean from the sixteenth through …
The Gullah
In music class when I was in junior high school my teacher told us something fascinating about former African American …
Melungeons
Melungeons, dark-skinned mountaineers of eastern Tennessee, southwest Virginia and Kentucky, have sparked myths and theories over the past century: among …
Circassian
The Greeks are known to have established colonies and carried out extensive trade on the Circassian coast of the Black …
The Daur
Prior to the 17th century, the Daur lived along the Shilka River in modern day northeast Russia as well as …
Ohr Simcha Children’s Home
Please Help the most underprivileged children in Israel Due to the unfortunate circumstances that many of our children come from, …
Whale Sanctuary Project
Dr. David Vaughan Executive Director, Summerland Key Campus Dave Vaughan is Executive Director of Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for …
Gypsies
The Roma are an ethnic people who have migrated across Europe for a thousand years. The Roma culture has a …
Iranian Zoroastrians
The history of Zoroastrianism began with the Prophet Zarathushtra teaching what was called “the Good Religion,” to ancient Persia and …
Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Warul Kawa (Deliverance Island), Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia. There are an estimated 274 small islands in Torres Strait, which …
PLANETA SANO
HEALTHY PLANET – PLANETA SANO HEALTHY PLANET, HEALTHY LIFE PLANETA SANO, VIDA SANA WHAT IS A HEALTHY PLANET? ¿QUÉ ES …
Nadia Salon
About Us Nadia Salon, Inc. is located on Walnut Street in the heart of Shadyside. Our Staff of talented Stylists …
Wholesale Hemp
One World Blue -PELA VIBES- “Get Your Peace ON” with Delta 8, Delta 10 and HHC One World Blue is …
His Excellency Taj Weekes
Taj Weekes is a dreadlocked Rastafarian singer-songwriter who fronts a dynamic reggae band named Adowa. Raised in the Caribbean island …