Gondar – Moments of grace
The most important religious event of the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar, the holy festival of the Epiphany, or Timkat, brings together in jubilant fervor the Christians of Ethiopia, in a colorful...
View ArticleTapati Rapa Nui, a modern renaissance of traditions
For two weeks at the beginning of each year, Easter Island lives to the rhythm of Tapati Rapa Nui, a festival in which locals compete in traditional sports. Photos and text by Julien...
View ArticleOnce upon a ranch
Symbols of the great outdoors, and holders of a pioneering lifestyle ranches remain central to American mythology. Whether luxurious, hardcore or eco-bohemians, they offer an experience of contrasting...
View ArticleBrazil – Acre, the ancient spirit
Deep in the Amazon, where Brazil juts out into Peru, the Indians still live in harmony with the forest despite deforestation, pervasive agriculture and the massacres. Deep in the Amazon, in the State...
View ArticleCastells, le défi à l’équilibre
« De la force, de l’équilibre, du courage et du bon sens »…telle est la devise des castellers, bâtisseurs catalans de tours humaines. La tradition est née dans les bals de village, au XVIIe siècle, en...
View ArticleIn search of the world’s precious wools
Dominic Dormeuil travels the world in search of the rarest and most precious wools for the weaving of top-end fabrics. We follow him in his quest meeting with the wool peoples throughout the world,...
View ArticleGiraffe Women – Beyond the looking glass
Pejoratively nicknamed the « giraffe women », the women of the Kayan Lahwi ethnic group are famous for the notorious brass rings they wear around their necks. Living in an area straddling Burma, where...
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