Phuket Vegetarian Festival

The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the vegetar... Read more »

INCREDIBLY WELL-PRESERVED 15 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM THE INCA EMPIRE

She was a sacrifice, so you can look at it this way: the Inca chose her to go and live with the gods. But you can look at it this way too:... Read more »

NESTINARSTVO THE FIRE DANCING RITUAL OF BULGARI

A centuries-old custom that can be traced back to the Tracians, Nestinarstvo (Fire Dancing) is a mysterious ritual in which people actual... Read more »

Ethiopian Lip Plug

A lip plate, also known as a lip plug or lip disc, is a form of body modification. Increasingly larger discs (usually circular, and made f... Read more »

Magdarame : Imitations of Christ ( Philippines )

Penetencia or magdarame in kapampangan language is very popular holyweek paractice in the Philippines. To prepare himself, the magdarame w... Read more »

The Hanging Coffins of Sagada, Mountain Province: An Ancient Tradition

The Sagadan landscape in Philippines is punctuated by limestone cliffs with an avenue o f pine trees.The oldest coffin dates back to more ... Read more »

NUER SCARIFICATION RITE

The Nuer also known as the Nei Ti Naath roughly meaning original people are a confederation of tribes located in South Sudan and western E... Read more »

The world's most massive act of faith. Kumbha Mela

Kumbha Mela has gained international fame as "the world's most massive act of faith." Pilgrims come to this holy event with ... Read more »

Akodessewa Fetish Market: Largest Voodoo Market in the World.

The practice of voodoo began in West Africa, before being taken to America by slaves, and in countries like Togo, Ghana, or Nigeria the re... Read more »

WOMEN OR "FEMALE GIRAFFE" OF KAYAN LAHWI TRIBE OF BURMA

Women of Kayan Lahwi tribe of Burma are the most renowned for their ornaments known as neck rings, brass coils that are placed around the ... Read more »

THE SEA NOMADS

The Bajau Laut people of the south-western Philippines live their entire lives on the sea. Known as “sea gypsies” or “sea nomads”, they in... Read more »

THAILAND Phuket Vegetarian Festival

The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the veget... Read more »

Males of the African tribe of Bubal

Long time ago Males of the African tribe of Bubal, who lives on the border between Kenya and Somalia, exhibit some abnormally large testic... Read more »