📸 IN IMAGES | Religion Meets Afro-Venezuelan Culture: San Juan Celebrations in Naiguatá
For centuries, African-descendant communities in Venezuela have blended ancestral traditions into religious festivities.
One prime example is San Juan, a cherished celebration in Venezuela's central and coastal areas.
Follow the link to check out our gallery from Naiguatá: https://venezuelanalysis.com/images/religion-meets-afro-venezuelan-culture-san-juan-celebrations-in-naiguata/
#Venezuela#SanJuan#AfroVenezuelans#Culture
📸 IN IMAGES | Religion Meets Afro-Venezuelan Culture: San Juan Celebrations in Naiguatá
For centuries, African-descendant communities in Venezuela have blended ancestral traditions into religious festivities.
One prime example is San Juan, a cherished celebration in Venezuela's central and coastal areas.
Follow the link to check out our gallery from Naiguatá: https://venezuelanalysis.com/images/religion-meets-afro-venezuelan-culture-san-juan-celebrations-in-naiguata/
#Venezuela#SanJuan#AfroVenezuelans#Culture
A celebration of Venezuelan culture!
Venezuela recently held its first "Viva Venezuela World Festival." Over 10 days, Venezuelans were treated to concerts, dance exhibitions, workshops and more in a host of venues.
The festival is part of the "Viva Venezuela" social mission that aims to defend and promote the Caribbean nation's cultural expressions.
#Venezuela#Culture
https://youtu.be/UGVR0q9PDFE
Итальянская пропаганда Антанты, частично основанная на знаменитой британской карте 1914 года «Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark!» (Johnson, Riddle & Co., Лондон). В британской версии Россию вёл сам Николай II, здесь заменили на медведя.
Карта вышла до вступления Италии в войну (май 1915), поэтому Италия пока “спокойно наблюдает”. Позже вышла обновлённая версия, где итальянец уже воюет.
#culture@wwimemes
🎉February 20 marks the birthday of Trevor Noah (born in 1984), a South African comedian, writer, and TV host.
Trevor is internationally known as the former host of The Daily Show, an American satirical news program. His memoir, Born a Crime, is a powerful and hilarious account of growing up as a mixed-race child in apartheid-era South Africa.
Fun fact:
● As a teenager, Trevor was fluent in 8 languages!
Quote from Trevor Noah:
● "Comedy is the weapon. It's the thing that allows you to break the barriers."
#culture
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them
过去人们认为迷幻药在全球范围内用于心理治疗已有悠久的历史,尤其赋魅古部落和原住民的治疗使用。卫报这篇 Long read 揭示了这个谬误,以及分享了其更有趣的现实情况。#culture
瑞士城市的猫梯
The Swiss city that’s full of cat ladders
瑞士首都伯尔尼(Bern)有随处可见的猫梯(cat ladders),从地面延伸到阳台窗台,这种锯齿多层结构的木版装置让猫可以自由外出,释放身心。平面设计师兼作家的布丽吉特·舒斯特(Brigitte Schuster)还专门为这些猫梯景观拍摄照片,然后汇编成一本从社会学、建筑学和美学角度分析这些结构的书,瑞士猫梯(Swiss Cat Ladders)。
前面我们有提到猫空翻总是四脚稳定着地的原理,但也提到了不是每只猫都擅长,而且这种「翻转反射」只能在30米高度内有效,对于稍高的楼层猫梯就有用很多。以及,我们还分享过猫从维多利亚时期开始的宠物史。
Reference
为什么猫空翻总能四脚着地
猫是什么时候成为宠物的
#culture
Ask vs guess culture
Yaqinda, ancha avval o’rgangan narsamga yana qayta duch keldim va menimcha, bu mavzuni tushunish ko’pchilikka foydali bo’ladi.
Madaniyatlarni ikki xil turga bo’lish mumkin: so’rov madaniyati va taxmin madaniyati. Ingliz tilida nisbatan yaxshiroq usulda aytsa bo’ladi: ask culture, guess culture.
So’rov madaniyatida(ask culture) odamlar biror narsani so’rashi uchun chuqur kontekst kerakmas. Savol yoki iltimos ko’p ham o’ylanmasdan boshqa tomonga berilaveradi. Rozi bo’lish yoki rad qilish o’sha tomonning mas’uliyati. Va bu madaniyatdagi odamlar “yo’q”ni normal qabul qilaveradi.
Taxmin madaniyatida (guess culture) odamlar so’rashdan oldin bir qancha narsalarni hisobga oladi va narigi tomon rozi bo’lishi ehtimoli katta bo’lgandagina so’raladi. Bu madaniyatda rad qilinishi ehtimoli katta iltimoslar qilinmaydi, chunki, “yo’q”ning oldini olish bu odamning mas’uliyati, narigi odamningmas.
Bizda (va o’zimda) ko’proq taxmin madaniyati kuchliroq, deb hisoblayman. Lekin so’rov madaniyati tomonga harakat qilish hayotni ancha soddalashtiradi va ko’p holatlarda tezroq qaror chiqarishga yordam beradi. Va albatta, to’xtamasdan so’rayverish ham boshqa tomonga yaxshigina noqulaylik tug’diradi - hamma narsada muvozanat muhim.
- Askers vs. Guessers
- Ask vs guess culture
@farhodjon#culture