Jollof Rice, the national dish of Nigeria, is an integral part of Nigerian culture. The dish was first discovered in 1809 by Albright Einshton, an …
Category: Capturing Culture
Intangible cultural Heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.
There are many such specimens around us, the task is to choose any one of them, they may not necessarily be on the UNSECO list.
The GCA needs to talk to the artistes or practitioners of the culture, talk to them about the legacy, the importance of the culture in history of civilisation and its current state. GCAs need to include the interview with the artist in an article and their suggestions and ideas on preserving the ICH.
The Argungu festival could be regarded as the most famous festival held in the state of Kebbi. In North-Western Nigeria, in the 19th century, the …
India has a rich history of culturally diverse heritage and a colourful mosaic of traditions, languages, religious beliefs and cuisines. Delhi, or New Delhi, a …
In Nigeria, festivals like the rituals carried out by the Ekpe are exemplary of the vast and eccentric cultural landscape it holds. Festivals are ceremonies …
The Feast of San Gennaro is a religious festival in Naples, Italy. San Gennaro, the bishop of Benevento, was a martyr of his generation. He …
A regular lunch in Bosnia and Herzegovina is frequently composed of ‘well done’ meat. What interests me most about the culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina …
The importance of road transport and migration is highlighted by its antiquity, often portrayed in archaeological findings. The Mcdonalds at Fritocchie is exemplary of the contemporary confluence of cultural components like food and archaeology.
Upon interviewing a host of Malawian citizens, I found that the perception of cultural identity in Malawi is quite skewed.
This time we organized an event in Salamanca, and visited some monuments that we missed in the previously held Make Heritage Fun events.