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Culture And Customs Of Thailand

Languages in Thailand The Thai language is comprised of 44 conso [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Chile

Meeting & Greeting . Men will usually shake hands. . Women generally pat each other on the right forearm or shoulder. . These are always accompanied by the appropriate greeting for the time of day - "buenos dias" (goo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Gold Museum- Columbia

When:Daily; not Mon Where:Gold MuseumCost:Tue-Sat peso2700; seniors and under 12s free; Sun free Opening Hours:Tue-Sat 9am-7pm; Sun 10am-5pm Bogotá's Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) houses the finest collection of p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2008 | Comments : 1

Culture And Customs Of Argentina

Meeting Etiquette . Initial [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Favela Fabulous

The dynamic cultural movement AfroReggae is restoring a sense of pride to communities torn apart by Rio de Janeiro's bloody urban conflict. When Dinho talks about AfroReggae he gets an evangelical gleam in his eye. He says the band, in whi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of South Africa

The Family In South Africa: . The basic unit of South African society is the family, which includes the nuclear family and the extended family or tribe. . In traditional African society, the tribe is the most important [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Indigenous artistes at the Woodford Folk Festival 2005 / 200...

In 2005 the Woodford Folk Festival celebrated 20 years and thousands came to join in, including previous contributors who have made the pilgrimage to the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast time after time. Peter Costello of Hop [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Burma

People with a basic knowledge of the culture and custom of Myanmar will find it easy to live with its citizens without friction or discord, and leave in the same fashion. Though Myanmar social customs are quite flexible, the ground ru [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Thousands attend Festival of the Elements

Estimates put the crowd at the festival at between 20,000 to 30,000. Festival co-ordinator Margaret Armour said the festival, organised by the Porirua Community Arts Council, was one of the major Waitangi Day events in New Zealand. " [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Russia

Meeting Etiquette . The typical greeting is a firm, almost bone-crushing handshake while maintaining direct eye contact and giving the appropriate greeting for the time of day. . When men shake hands with women, the ha [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

The Woman Behind The Sitaar Maestro-Anoushka Shankar

At thirteen, she made her performing debut in sitar and began assisting her father in all his concerts worldwide. Meet Anoushka Shankar, accredited by TIME for ‘injecting freshness and energy into a somewhat stuffy art fo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Jessica Alba Nervous About Breast Feeding

Breast feeding is the birth right of your child then why is Hollywood actress Jessica Alba so nervous about in breast feeding her babies who are yet to be born but I cannot get over the fact that what is making her so nervous in breas [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Mongolia

Mongolians are very tolerant people and most will not take offence when a foreigner is unfamiliar with local customs. It is not possible or even expected of you to know all the customs of the Mongols in the course of a short trip. How [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

African People & Culture MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & DANCE,

Indigenous African musical and dance expressions that are maintained by oral tradition and that are stylistically distinct from the music and dance of both the Arabic cultures of North Africa and the Western settler populations of southern [...]