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Mount Rushmore 'The world's greatest mountain carving'

Mount Rushmore 'The world's greatest mountain carving'

This epic sculpture features the faces of four exalted American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. South Dakota's Black Hills provide the backdrop for Mount Rushmore, the world's greate [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Australian Culture

Australian Culture

The grumbling, growling, cursing, profane, laughing, beer drinking, abusive, loyal-to-his-mates Australian is one of the few free men left on this earth. There is no better way of life in the world than that of the Australian.  He fear [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Southern Africa's First People Bushmen

Southern Africa's First People Bushmen

When tourists arrive, the Bushmen trade their Western clothes for skins and hurry to the visitor center, where they dance, answer questions, and sell crafts. Some reports have likened the operation to a human zoo. But for some Bushmen it is [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Mushroom Festival

Mushroom Festival

A family festival in the quaint historic town of Kennett Square, PA, featuring mushroom farm tours, parade and antique car show, soup and wine fest, cooking demos, oldies dance party, children's entertainment, craft and food vendors, mushro [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Muslim burial rites

Muslim burial rites

Muslim beliefs stipulate the burial of the dead as soon as possible; it is not allowed to preserve the body unless it is necessary. The body is first bathed through the ritual ‘ghusl’. Close relatives and friends of the same sex [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Sylvester Klause Urnash Switzerland

Sylvester Klause Urnash Switzerland

There is a town of Urnash two hours away by train from Zurich. Over there people cerebrate New Year by Klause festival. Adults wear two kinds of masks. One is beautiful Klause. Another is nature Klauses who ware tree leaves on the whole bod [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

lotus feet

lotus feet

Ideals of feminine beauty have varied across ages and cultures. One of the most famous ancient beauty rituals was the binding of women’s feet to make them smaller. Begun in China in 700BC, the practice flourished for over a thousand [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2007 | Comments : 0
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