Onetown Festival

16/11/2021

Things we love to see. The French Ambassador to Ghana .ave serving us Queenly vibes, drapped in full Kente regalia.

04/11/2021

A happy and prosperous Diwali to all celebrating. 🎆🎆🎆
Known as the festival of lights, Diwali is celebrated all over the world across various religions and cultures, especially in South Asia.

Diwali is observed differently by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists, creating a rich tapestry of cultural traditions and customs.

The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November).

Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance"
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02/11/2021

"La manera en que se celebra el reencuentro con los mu***os conforma una herencia cultural que nos otorga identidad. Así se viven las festividades en torno al en México. 💀💮💀💮

"Para los pueblos indígenas de México localizados en la región centro-sur del país, en efecto, el complejo de prácticas y tradiciones que prevalecen en sus comunidades para celebrar a los mu***os o antepasados constituye una de las costumbres más profundas y dinámicas [...] Las celebraciones anuales destinadas a los mu***os representan de igual manera un momento privilegiado de encuentro no solo de los hombres con sus antepasados, sino también de los integrantes de la propia comunidad entre ellos. Por ejemplo, en los vecindarios urbanos o en las localidades más apartadas, durante varios días, suelen tener lugar diversos encuentros, ya sea de carácter preparatorio o de índole ritual, que propician numerosas interacciones de grupos, de familias o de comunidades enteras entre sí y con sus mu***os. Dichos espacios temporales constituyen un momento del año en que esta integración se logra y permite reunir, de facto, a las comunidades reales e imaginadas —las de los mu***os— de vastas regiones del país"

📷 Acervo de la Dirección General de Culturas Populares, Indígenas y Urbanas.

28/10/2021

"Sun and Moon pagodas ☀️🌙 - 日月塔
The twin pagodas at Shan lake.

▪️The pagoda on the right represents the SUN.It has 9 floors and it’s made on bronze.

▪️The pagoda on the left represents the MOON. It has 7 floors and it’s made with glazed tiles.

During daytime, they are certainly beautiful. But when the night comes, they dress to kill 🎉
The sun wears GOLD…. The moon wears SILVER.
Shining bright, each one boasting their own beauty… but always together, linked by an underwater glass tunnel."
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25/10/2021

The Goroka festival in Papua New Guinea...100 tribes gather for this Sing Sing festival & it's a delight to watch them dance & show off their costumes which are made entirely by using locally sourced materials."
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18/10/2021

"Turkish Lights are mainly made by cutting coloured glass in geometrical shapes and getting them together in a special unique design."
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08/10/2021

08/10/2021

"The Ashanti Royal Sword bearer from Ghana wears an eagle-feathered headdress featuring golden ram horns at The The 75th Anniversary of Nana Ofori Atta.
His role is to protect the King at all ceremonies, warding off evil and absorbing any physical threats to his master. His ritual regalia is believed to protect not only souls of the Royal court, but the entire Ashanti Nation."
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