Nations

North American Indians

17-04-2023

North American Indians

A little about the feminine gender of the word "Indian": in all dictionaries of the Russian language, "Indian" ...

Free love, matriarchy and "love huts" among the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands

16-04-2023

Free love, matriarchy and "love huts" among the inhabitants ...

The tribes inhabiting the Trobriand Islands are not numerous and are distinguished by an unusual culture. It is women who are ...

Will be taken to the tundra: How the Nenets celebrate the wedding

15-04-2023

Will be taken to the tundra: How the Nenets celebrate the wedding

The Nenets now more often travel around the tundra not on reindeer, but on snowmobiles. They live in cities and towns, not in ...

The last living Chinese women with lotus feet

01-04-2023

The last living Chinese women with lotus feet

Photographer Jo Farrell paints vivid yet controversial portraits of older women who have gone through the horrific custom of ...

Magpies. The capital of the Gypsy People's Republic

28-03-2023

Magpies. The capital of the Gypsy People's Republic

— Hey, Chudra! Why did you leave the camp? — And the wrong gypsies have now gone… The wrong ones… are changing the ...

Indian girl marries dog to break curse

25-03-2023

Indian girl marries dog to break curse

Parents believe their 18-year-old daughter named Mangli Munda is cursed. This strange marriage was made in order to remove the ...

The most creepy and strange rituals in honor of the newborn

25-03-2023

The most creepy and strange rituals in honor of the newborn

Perhaps, after reading this article, you will be glad that you were not “lucky” to be born in one of the corners of our planet, ...

How are the weddings of the Crimean Tatars

23-03-2023

How are the weddings of the Crimean Tatars

A traditional Crimean Tatar wedding is a rarity these days. Few people have the luxury of hosting week-long celebrations. And ...

The Dutch about Russia and Russians

21-03-2023

The Dutch about Russia and Russians

After the release of the material “Turks about Russia and Russians”, we decided to continue and make a whole series of similar ...

Mom dear

20-03-2023

Mom dear

While jokes are being made in Russia about the difficult relationship between a son-in-law and a mother-in-law, many peoples have ...

Your burden does not pull

20-03-2023

Your burden does not pull

French photographer Florian de Lasse travels the world photographing people holding heavy objects on their heads. She traveled to ...

"Tribe and Place"

18-03-2023

"Tribe and Place"

Photographer Marco Vernaschi traveled to Argentinean Patagonia to photograph the life of the Mapuche Indian tribe, the only ...

Fashion tribe in Ethiopia

18-03-2023

Fashion tribe in Ethiopia

The traditional Ethiopian Dasanech tribe is beginning to gradually enter the world of international consumerism - consumerism. ...

Servants of Spirits: Photographer Explored Voodoo in Haiti for 20 Years

18-03-2023

Servants of Spirits: Photographer Explored Voodoo in Haiti ...

“The first time I saw the voodoo ceremony, I was in awe,” says Les Stone. “Now, after over 20 years of photographing in ...

Skull Day, or Day of the Dead, in Bolivia

16-03-2023

Skull Day, or Day of the Dead, in Bolivia

Every year in early November in Bolivia, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the dead are remembered. Moreover, in ...

Thousands of Scots enter Scandinavian paradise

15-03-2023

Thousands of Scots enter Scandinavian paradise

In January, the traditional Uphelio Festival (Up Helly Aa) was held on the Shetland Islands, located off the coast of Scotland. The ...

Black and white photo: a mulatto woman takes pictures of herself in the image of her white ancestors

14-03-2023

Black and white photo: a mulatto woman takes pictures of ...

Photographer Stacey Tyrell explores the legacy of colonialism and a family with both black and white ancestors in a series called ...

How to speak all the languages of the world with an unusual T-shirt

14-03-2023

How to speak all the languages of the world with an unusual ...

The Icon Speak T-shirt is not just comfortable clothing with beautiful symbols, in fact it is an amazing invention, a must-have for ...

12-year-old Palestinian girl released from Israeli prison

13-03-2023

12-year-old Palestinian girl released from Israeli prison

Israel has released a 12-year-old Palestinian girl who was arrested near a Jewish settlement with a knife. Dima al-Wawi spent more ...

Top Secret daily life of the North Korean Army

12-03-2023

Top Secret daily life of the North Korean Army

Not much is known about North Korea, and even less about the army of this closed country. Photos can help you figure out what's ...

Luxurious funeral of the English Gypsy Queen

12-03-2023

Luxurious funeral of the English Gypsy Queen

The "Queen of the Gypsies", who has 52 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, died at the age of 78 in Wales, and her relatives ...

The best travel photos according to National Geographic — 2016

07-03-2023

The best travel photos according to National Geographic — 2016

The National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year competition, which is attended by professional and amateur photographers, ...

A walk through the dangerous favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the company of Brazilian special forces

06-03-2023

A walk through the dangerous favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are inexorably approaching, and Brazil is waiting for more than half a million tourists ...

Like herring in a barrel: 10 thousand Chinese escape from the heat in the largest pool

04-03-2023

Like herring in a barrel: 10 thousand Chinese escape from the ...

Thousands of Chinese vacationers flooded the most crowded swimming pool in the world to refresh themselves and escape from the hot ...

15 Incredible facts about North Korea

26-02-2023

15 Incredible facts about North Korea

Everyone has heard something about North Korea. This country is often mentioned in the news, including in the context of supporting ...

Manene Festival: Why do Indonesians dig up dead relatives every 3 years

22-02-2023

Manene Festival: Why do Indonesians dig up dead relatives ...

Every three years, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi hosts the Manene Festival, in which representatives of the Toraja people dig ...