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The Gabbra (or Gabra) live in the Chalbi desert of northern Kenya, where they share portions of the territory with the Borana.
They have indeed adopted the Oromo language of the Borana. Through religious and cultural ties, marriages and alliances, the Gabbra have become part of the Borana peoples. But they also retain older
Somali-Rendille identities.The Gabbra are attached to camels but have also cattle. Animals belong to the whole tribe, and not individuals. Their stape diet is based on meat and milk (never mixed with blood as do other tribes). They live in round houses covered with skins and grass mats, that are very easy to displace. Women are in charge of moving the house as men care for the animals. 25 houses form a village (olla), usually organised in 10 to 15 families (75 people). They are generally considered as very good looking people, they wear traditional clothes (a typical short and a blanket-cloak for men and a wraparound headdress for women).
Their traditions are closely related to those of the Israelite people as described in Genesis and Exodus. Relationships as well as customs are very strong and anyone giving up the traditions is despised. Gabbra religious beliefs are inseparably linked to their animals since they are needed for sacrifice.They traditionally believe in one God, whom they call Waka. They recognize the priests of the Borana group and this religious attachment maintains peace with the Borana. However, Islam and Christianity are also influential. In the same village, some Gabbra will be Christian and go to Church, while others will be Muslim and go to the Mosque. Native tribes first met the missionaries with resistance and opposition. Islam had left a great part of the population with the Muslim religion and the people opposed vehemently the missionaries teaching Christianity. However, these different religions managed to spread through Kenya, making a country of diversity. It is estimated there are about 38% Protestant, 28% Roman Catholic, 6% Muslim in Kenya. As a matter of fact, locals, adopting the new faith, were also accessing to their services (in educational and health terms). Many add to their tribal name a christian patronym, so that they have two names as symbols of their two cultures. They share with the Oromo clans (and consequently with the Borana) the complicated Oromo generational system called “gada”. A "father of the village" is democratly appointed according to his personal competence, and is respected and obeyed for that. Elders gather in assemblies that discuss problems and take decisions related to the community.
© Eric Lafforgue
This old barn had been in my family for many generations. The community I grew up in was mostly farm land and the culture remains "somewhat" the same to this day. My Grandparents owned this farm and I played in this barn as a child with my brother who was 2 years younger than me. We climbed on bails of hay just to peep out every window, climbed on gates and chased fireflies when the sun went down. Anyone who has never smelled bails of hay?....well, there's nothing quite so sweet. Seeing that old bathtub still there makes me smile. It was used for feeding the cattle water and for finding "fishworms". When it was empty, one of us would lift it while the other gathered the worms. Good stuff!! lol
My Grandparents died of old age, my brother passed away at age 46 just last year, and the old homeplace was sold several years ago. Thankfully, the farm is somewhat alive with a few cows and a family who is more than happy to live there. I pass by my Grandparent's house and this old barn when I visit my Dad (just today, as a matter of fact). I cry tears of sadness and tears of joy from happy memories when I pass by the old homeplace. My family's life has been forever changed and our culture "FARMING" may be dying, but the memories of this dying culture will always be treasured!
52Weeks2013
Theme ~ YOUR CULTURE
Sing sings, festivals of song, dance and culture, were originally intended to mitigate tribal warfare and to foster greater respect and harmony between neighbouring groups. Sing sings have become more focussed on attracting tourists. But, they still give tribes the opportunity to meet each other, to show off their customs, and to teach their youngsters the age-old traditions.
One of the biggest annual sing sings is the Mount Hagen Cultural Show in the middle of the country.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/and-the-tribes-keep-c...
Tapati Festival in Easter Island is a mix of carnival, sports, theatrical presentations and homage to Rapa Nui, it is celebrated annually in January and February; the sporting competitions are based on ancient sports, such as sliding down a cliff on a banana trunk in haka pei, swimming, oaring across Rano Raraku Lake in a reed tortora raft and racing around the lake balancing heavy banana bunches over the shoulders; there are also dance competitions, parades with floats and costumed figures, that tourists are invited to join, and the crowning of the queen of the festival, in 2012 the winner was Lili Pate
© Eric Lafforgue
Rose Wylie picky people notice...,
Exposition: S.M.A.K. (Ghent).
Rose Wylie's vivid paintings draw upon a broad range of sources, including mythology, literature, art history, folklore, cinema, sport and celebrity culture.
Bike with kiddie-container. A very common way to transport kids in Copenhagen. We have a lot of these bikes
For Our Daily Challenge
Theme: Containers
Scenes from a rehearsal session with Colombia’s Cantadora Network, a network of singers using traditional Afro-Colombian music to preserve their culture and promote peace. Supported by a UN Women programme, the Cantadoras have engaged young people in the port city of Tumaco, Colombia where decades of armed conflict have torn apart communities, and peace is still a long journey.
Tumaco is a major producer of coca leaves, and a hub for drug trafficking. Decades of armed conflict and violence triggered by the drug trade has torn apart families and communities. As part of UN Women’s “Women Peacebuilders Programme”, funded by the Government of Norway, UN Women supports the CANAPAVI Foundation that’s strengthening the capacities of women cantadoras to highlight and preserve their role as peacebuilders through traditional Afro-Colombian music.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/8/from-where-i-stand...
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James Ensor - 1860-1949.
Museum Plantin-Moretus (Antwerp, Belgium):
Ensor's States of Imagination.
Ensor's adventure with etching starts in 1886. He is 26 years old then, at the height of his career. During the following years, he is completely taken by the art of etching. He creates over 130 prints. Befriended artists and master-printers teach him the intricacies of the art.
Work of James Ensor.
Theodoor Rombouts - Virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism.
Exposition: MSK Ghent (Belgium).
Work of Theodoor Rombouts.
Portrait taken for my photography project, this relates to the 1960s-1970s and focuses on Skinhead culture, (Against racial prejudice)
This boy agreed to model for me and he's called Rhys, he goes to my college and is really passionate about Skinhead culture, the clothing isn't at all staged and most items of his clothing are over 20 years old.
Culture can influence a child＇s development from birth and continue throughout their life. Culture can shape how children develop their values, language, and sense of identity. It can also impact how they interact with others and how they see themselves in relation to society.
Changpa Shephard Kid is trying his hand on the sling to control heard of goats and sheep in winter months, Changthang, Ladakh
Image: _ML_1063
During my visit to Baba Gundi Tomb, Chapursan Valley, Uper Hunza, Gojal. I met this Man who was very Proud about his culture and walking in a small village's street with hanging flower in his cap. I love this style. No doubt Culture are the symbol of recognizance.
The former DM1738 was operating for EnsignBus in their Culture Bus sightseeing fleet when photographed in March 1985. The bus would last another six years before being dispatched to PVS [Carlton] for scrap in November 1991.
Türk İşlemeli Kese
İstanbul-Gyeongju Dünya Kültür Expo 2013 İpek Yolu (Silk Road)
Sultanahmet Square, Fatih District, Istanbul, TR
SUGRAPHIC ~ Always Under The Light of Your Love ...
Sanatın Ustaları ~ Masters of Art ~ One 1stanbul Photo Album - Candidate Photos
ISTANBUL 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics for Peace on Earth
Lighting info: one 24" softbox just out of frame on the right; gelled slightly warm. It's pointed mostly at the scene in the foreground, but a little bit towards the camera to reduce light spill onto the wall the christmas lights are on.
The Borana live in south Ethiopia and mostly follow their ancient way of living. The gaddaa system is some kind of generation structure, which changes every 7-8 years, the chief of gaddaa is widely respected, even after his gaddaa is finished, he can still keep his regalia: the kalacha (fallus like ornament he is wearing on the forehead), the uroro (stick) and the licha (to whip his wives and whoever needs it according to him). The traditional believe praises a god called waqe-fata, who is more or less a nature god, who houses in a special tree. In Borana culture men can have several wives. The traditional leather clothing and the typical collars made of cubic metallic beads are now fastly replaced by woven clothing and plastic collars.